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Resources for Legal ClinicsThank you for volunteering at a legal clinic!
VLN has approximately 35 legal advice clinics at which attorneys meet with clients for 15 - 30 minutes to provide advice or brief service. Attorneys typically volunteer in two-hour shifts. All legal clinics have procedures to keep client conferences confidential, safe, and well-run. Please complete the VLN Clinic Data Form so we can report to our funders and cover you on our malpractice insurance. General Resources Tips from experienced clinic attorneys - for using your time most effectively. Attorney Suggestion Form - Clients especially appreciate if you write down your advice or referral. Interpreter Procedures - please follow these tips when working with an interpreter. VLN Resource Handbook - For common legal issues, lists resources for finding the law. Also describes by legal issue the services provided by VLN, Legal Aid, the Self Help Center, and others (updated June 28, 2007). Brief Services Resources - Common issues which may take several hours of an attorney's time to resolve for a client. Legal Aid Fact Sheets - Link to the Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Program website and its extremely helpful descriptions of the law on dozens of issues common to persons with low income. ProJusticeMN.org Civil Law Library - This library has resources on almost any topic affecting clients in poverty. If you are not yet a member, joining is easy and provides unlimited access to all resources in the site. (www.lawhelpMN.org is also extremely helpful - written for laypersons but great for attorneys too.) Looking for directions to one of our Legal Advice Clinics? Click here for an online map!
Clinic-Specific Resources Conciliation Court Clinic Binder - contains information regarding filing lawsuits under $7,500. Binder Part 1; Binder Part 2; Binder Part 3; Binder Part 4. (Please download all four PDF files - we could not fit this into one file.) Family Law Clinic Resource Book - contains information, resources and forms specific to family law legal advice. Housing Resource Book - contains information, resources, and forms specific to housing law legal advice. Part 1 , Part 2. (Please download both sections - we could not fit this into one file.)
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