QLaw Foundation’s LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic is looking for new attorney volunteers for clinics starting in September! This is a great training for folks who are new to clinic volunteering, who want to improve their client connection skills, or who want to know more about the most common legal issues impacting LGBTQ+ people.
Agenda Items Include:
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LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic Procedures Advising with Authenticity – Anti-Racism and Trans Competency
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Trauma-Informed Interview Skills – Taking Care of Your Client and Yourself
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Identity Document Changes
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Housing Rights and the Unsheltered System
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Basics of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Survivor Rights
Who Can Attend?
This training will be geared toward attorneys who would like to join QLaw Foundation’s roster of attorneys who volunteer at our LGBTQ+ Legal Clinics. Current LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic volunteers will learn helpful legal and clinic procedure updates. BUT – anyone who is interested in developing anti-racist client interviewing skills, learning about trauma-informed legal services, or learning about some LGBTQ+ law basics is welcome. You do not need to be an attorney to attend.
How Does LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic Volunteering Work?
All legal clinics happen by phone, so you can talk to clients wherever you are, and our clinic assistant and attorneys have a zoom room for in-clinic support. Volunteer attorneys are generally scheduled for one or two 90 minute clinics per quarter, however, we work around your availability with no minimum. Any WA-licensed attorney can be an LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic volunteer, whether your practice area is corporate transactions or criminal defense. We provide a schedule with legal issues ahead of the clinic so you know what to expect, and when we can, we send you a legal memo ahead of time. Basically, we provide as much structure as possible for you, so that you can focus on providing the affirming and caring support that our LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic is known for.
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August 18, 2021
9:00 AM in Pacific Time
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