In September 2018, the adoption code changed impacting relative adoptions in Georgia. This course focuses on relative adoptions under the new code, both acquiring parental surrenders and terminating rights, and prepares you to handle cases from start to finish through Atlanta Legal Aid’s grandparent adoption project or in private practice. 

When: March 5th, 2019 | 1 pm-5 pm

Where: State Bar of Georgia, Room 3 | 104 Marietta St NW #100

 

 Registration Fees:

Atlanta Bar Members: $40 | Non-members:$90 | Law Student Members: $5

Law Student Non-Members: $10 | Legal Support Staff: $5

 

Attorneys will have the opportunity to earn 3.5 hours of CLE credit in Georgia.

Georgia State University College of Law and the Health Law Partnership (“HeLP”), an interdisciplinary community collaboration of Georgia State University, Atlanta Legal Aid, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to improve the health and well-being of low-income children and their families, are sponsoring the Education Advocacy for Children with Special Needs Project. The goal of the Education Advocacy for Children with Special Needs Project is to train lawyers interested in special education advocacy to take on these cases as part of their pro bono practice. This practical training will present the nuts and bolts of special education law and provide a step-by-step reference guide to equip all attorneys with the information needed to advocate for students with special needs. Ongoing support, including case consultation, will be provided by ALAS’ Disability Integration Project. Only attorneys who have attended the training will be referred cases.

When: March 26th, 2019 | 8:30 am-11:45 am

Where: State Bar of Georgia, Room 3 | 104 Marietta St NW #100

 

Registration Fees:

Atlanta Bar Members: $40 | Non-members:$90 | Law Student Members: $5

Law Student Non-Members: $10 | Legal Support Staff: $5

 

Attorneys will have the opportunity to earn 3.5 hours of CLE credit in Georgia.

Please join Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Health Law Unit to learn how you can help clients living with and affected by cancer, HIV/AIDS and ALS with simple wills and advance directives. 

 

This CLE program will provide volunteer attorneys with the skills, knowledge, and tools needed to prepare simple Georgia Wills and Advance Directives for low-income persons who qualify for free legal services from civil legal aid service providers. 

When: March 26th, 2019 | 1 pm- 4 pm

Where: State Bar of Georgia, Room 3 | 104 Marietta St NW #100

 

Registration Fees:

Atlanta Bar Members: $40 | Non-members:$90 | Law Student Members: $5

Law Student Non-Members: $10 | Legal Support Staff: $5

 

Attorneys will have the opportunity to earn 2.5 hours of CLE credit in Georgia.

Welcome to our new and returning Service Counsel Members! The Legal Aid Service Council was created in 2014 to attract, retain, and motivate energetic, committed, and passionate service-oriented attorneys and other professionals to volunteer with Legal Aid and raise awareness in the legal community about Legal Aid’s pro bono opportunities.

We offer more than 15 pro bono projects program-wide. Here are some of our featured needs:

The Enhanced Services Project trains volunteer attorneys to perform vital follow up work with clients who may need additional support to be successful. This specialized project follows up with our clients to ensure they have been able to follow through with our advice in limited matters such as applications for benefits and estate planning.

To learn more about the Enhanced Services Project, click here

We are looking for Spanish speaking attorney's to assist with family law cases. Learn more and sign up to volunteer here

We need attorney's, laws students, and paralegals to volunteer at the Family Law Information Center (FLIC). Volunteers are needed any time between 9:30 am-3:30 pm Monday through Thursday or on the last Friday of each month from 9 am-12 pm.

Learn more and sign up for Fulton Family Law Information Center clinics below:

We need attorneys willing to represent clients in special needs adult guardianship cases in Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett and Dekalb Counties.

By helping caretakers establish guardianship over young adults with severe special needs, volunteers ensure the caretaker's ability to apply for benefits, oversee the ward's medical care, and provide continuity of care for the ward.

To learn more about the adult guardianship project click here

*note that this list does not include all volunteers. A complete list of our volunteers can be found in the Annual Report.

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