From the Office of Pro Bono Outreach and Externships

Summer Externships – Mandatory Meeting
The Office of Pro Bono Outreach and Externships (PBOE) will have a mandatory meeting for first-time externs interested in working this summer and fall at 12:30 p.m. on February 22, 2012 in room 304 and 5:30 p.m. in room 303.  Save the date!   You will not be able to do a summer externship unless you attend the meeting or receive written permission from Professor Turner. If you have further questions, send a note to the externship mailbox at externs@johnmarshall.edu.

Pro Bono Opportunities
1. Georgia Bar Association Video Project – Get involved in a new partnership with the Georgia Bar Association. John Marshall has been asked to create videos for its legal reference guide. This is an ongoing project and can be done at your convenience. Contact Greg Gelpi for more information at gjgelpi@johnmarshall.edu.

2. Young Litigators Moot Court Competition – The Young Litigators is a program for students, ages 11-18 years old, who commit offenses at school.  Offenses include but are not limited to, classroom disruptions, fighting, bullying, and truancy. Students who admit their guilt, may voluntarily have their case heard in our courtroom. They receive their sanction from teen jurors as an alternative to the sanction from the school. The Young Litigator Moot Court Competition provides an opportunity for middle and high school students to write a brief and defend their brief in front of a panel. They research local and national issues.

We Need Volunteers to Help the Young Litigators Develop Their:

• Opening Statements
• Closing Statements          
• Witness Interview Questions
• Provide Support and Guidance with their Briefs and Oral Presentation                                    

For the past three years John Marshall students have given their time and support to the program! We thank you. ATTORNEY ADAM SUTTON (Graduate from John Marshall and one of the first volunteers with the program, will be part of the Moot Court Competition Panel this year).

If you are interested and would like more information email: dtavaras@gmail.com.
TOGETHER LETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE YOUTH!

This project is eligible for Pro Bono Credit. 

If you’re looking for more opportunities, go to the Pro Bono Outreach TWEN page. For more information on any of these projects or other pro bono opportunities, contact the PBOE Office at bortega@johnmarshall.edu.

Report your Pro Bono hours
To honor and encourage pro bono work, the Office of Pro Bono Outreach and Externships recognizes students in a number of ways: a celebration in the spring which is currently scheduled for April 18th, Pro Bono Distinction for all who serve a minimum of 75 hours of pro bono work, graduating students receive the “Excellence in Pro Bono Service” award if they are in the top 10 percent of their class for total accumulated pro bono hours and last but not least, the graduating student whose pro bono service had the greatest impact on the community will earn the Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears Pro Bono Award. 

We want to recognize you, so report your pro bono hours to probono@johnmarshall.edu.  Your report should include number of hours worked, where they were earned, and the impact your service had on the community. 

Hot Externship Opportunities
The Vice President of the Public Policy Center and the Director of the Georgia Family Council are currently seeking one spring 2012 extern or volunteer who might be interested in working at the Capitol this year.

Interested students should apply to the Pro Bono Outreach and Externship Office as soon as possible.  Please include a resume and a signed cover letter addressed to:

Eric Cochling, MPA, JD
Vice President of Public Policy Center Director
3500 Parkway Lane
Suite 460
Norcross, GA 30092
Office: 770.242.0001
eric.cochling@georgiafamily.org
www.georgiafamily.org

Youth and Law Summit
The Youth and Law Summit has been rescheduled to April 14, 2012. Please contact the Office of Pro Bono Outreach and Externships for additional details.  

Money, Money, Money, Money -The Renata Turner Public Interest Scholarship
If you plan to perform unpaid public interest work this summer, don’t forget to apply for the Renata Turner Public Interest Scholarship. The application is available on OrgSync. We are giving away up to seven $1,500 scholarships!

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