Legal Voice - Information and Referral Phone Line

Information and Referral Phone Line

Every year, thousands of women and men call Legal Voice with questions about important legal matters affecting their lives. Individuals like you, trained to respond to these calls through our Information & Referral Phone Line (I&R), provide our callers with valuable legal information and referrals from our extensive database.

Qualifications

This position is open to attorneys, law students and paralegals, or those who have completed or are currently enrolled in a legal training program, or have legal work experience. Both women and men are encouraged to volunteer.

Responsibilities

I&R Volunteers provide callers with:

information about Washington law, particularly in the areas of family, employment, debt, and landlord/tenant law
referrals to community agencies and private attorneys
assistance with problem-solving
self-help materials

Training and Benefits

Legal Voice will prepare you to become an I&R volunteer through an orientation and on-the-job training on our phone line. Trainings for new volunteers are held approximately every two weeks, year-round.

Benefits of becoming an I&R Volunteer include:

access to an extensive array of written materials on a range of key legal topics to help you develop a substantive knowledge of Washington law
hands-on practice in client interviewing and client contact skills
use of your skills in a unique and rewarding way—directly helping others!

Time Commitment

I&R volunteers must commit to at least one 3½-hour shift per week for a minimum of three months.

Available shifts include:

Monday - Thursday —9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays—5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact:

June Krumpotick
Lead Paralegal, Program Manager
206-682-9552, ext. 105
jkrumpotick@LegalVoice.org

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