NEWS FROM THE CLC by kerry krauch, esq.
clc enjoys working with law students during Alternative spring Break
Te CLC’s Immigrant Justice Program is planning to
host another DACA clinic on May 18. Tis is an excellent opportunity for those attorneys in the Memphis Bar interested in immigration to get involved. If you are interested in participating in the DACA clinic, please contact the IJP Director Johnna Main Bailey at johnnab@clcmemphis. com. Te clinic will be at 10:00 AM and training for attorneys will be available either prior to the clinic that morning or during the evening during the week prior to the clinic depending on the desires of the attorneys who sign up to participate. CLC attorneys also assisted law students in the Pro Se
of Memphis Law School’s Alternative Spring Break to offer law students an opportunity to learn more about particular areas of law. During Alternative Spring Break law students donate their time to pro bono service. Te immigration
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track allowed students to put that knowledge into action by assembling a client’s immigration application from start to finish. With the help of six law students, Community Legal Center submitted 20 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications. Te CLC’s immigration attorney Sally Joyner organized the week’s activities which included training on Monday, client interviews on Tuesday, application preparations on Wednesday, and signing on Tursday. Immigration attorneys Nimmo Bhagat and Pamela Kelly joined the CLC’s efforts by helping the students with client-specific questions. Dean Estelle Winsett of Career Services commented on Alternative Spring Break, “We are seeing more and more students that are drawn to public service. Many of our students are very interested in immigration law and have a strong desire to assist immigration clients.”
n March, Community Legal Center attorneys joined with University
Divorce track. Trough this track the students were able to help our clients achieve divorces that they would not otherwise have been able to afford. Five law students assisted our clients in preparing Divorce Complaints, Marital Dissolution Agreements, and the Final Decrees. Ten the law students and clients filed their divorces and set the hearing dates. Te law students also had an opportunity to learn about family law from experienced attorneys and to observe divorce cases in court. CLC and volunteer attorneys oversaw the process and reviewed the documents. Te CLC was thrilled to have the opportunity to organize
and provide attorneys for Alternative Spring Break. Helping law students find their passion for public interest work is an important and vital mission, and we are proud to play a part in their development. t
Community Legal Center is a non-profit, legal services agency incoRporated in 1994 to provide legal services to people of limited means in Memphis and Shelby County and to educate them as to their rights and responsibilities under the law.
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