ASB's 2020 Application is now closed. Please email Miranda directly with questions.

Thank you for your interest in ASB! If you have any questions, please email Miranda Russell, PILA's ASB Director, at mkr8qj@virginia.edu. Please be as concise as possible; bullet points/incomplete sentences perfectly acceptable.

KEY INFO:
(1) The application goes live December 1 and will close on Friday, January 3rd. It does not matter when you submit your application during this window. Everyone who applies for a project will be placed on a trip.
(2) After you submit this form, remember that you MUST email Miranda at mkr8qj@virginia.edu with a copy of your resume **in Word doc, not PDF** form. Your resume should not contain any GPA information.
(3) Please read the information for each site very carefully. Some organizations require additional materials that you need to email to Miranda at mkr8qj@virginia.edu **in Word doc, not PDF** form. Note that descriptions of work performed during past trips are from past participants and may not 100% match up with what this year's trip will look like, but are meant to provide you with a general idea. If new trips are added, Miranda will reach out to individuals who have already submitted applications.
(4) PILA will reimburse for transportation and lodging/accommodations, but not food and other incidentals. Trips that have been historically higher cost are indicated with $$. If you want specific information about how much people spent and were reimbursed last year, email Miranda. Max out of pocket last year was ~$250 per person. 12 trips who submitted receipts paid less than $30 per person. We do not reimburse for local trips.
(5) Everyone will be required to submit a $50 seat deposit that will be completely refunded upon completion of your trip.
(6) If you are a 1L, you must participate in the first journal tryout weekend.
(7) All ASB trips completely satisfy the 40 pro bono hour requirement for a PILA grant.

OUR PROJECTS:
(A) BRONX DEFENDERS ($$), NYC, 5 participants: Need to send a cover letter addressed to Shannon Cumberbatch to Miranda in addition to resume; Court visits, research and memo writing

(B) ORLEANS PUBLIC DEFENDERS ($$), New Orleans, LA, 5 participants: Memo writing, court visits, watch body cam footage

(C) SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES ($$) [new!], New Orleans, LA, 4-5 participants: civil legal work for low-income individuals

(D) MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE, Biloxi, MS, 5 participants: Public interest law firm advancing racial and economic justice; Research and memo writing, drafting deeds

(E) ACLU CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PROJECT, Durham, NC, 2 participants: Need to send answer to question "Why are you opposed to the death penalty?" to Miranda [note: this will be forwarded to the organization for review, use full sentences and your best writing]; Legal research and looking at case transcripts for death row inmates

(F) CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION, Durham, NC, 2 participants: Working on specific case files; note that project has required additional travel (reimbursed by the organization) in the past

(G) LEON COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, Tallahassee, FL, 1-2 participants: Shadowed specific public defender

(H) FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, Fairfax, VA, 2-5 participants: Observed court, went through discovery process, met with clients

(I) FREDERICKSBURG PUBLIC DEFENDER, Fredericksburg, VA, 2-3 participants: Client interaction, shadowed meetings with prosecutors, observed court

(J) DALLAS VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM, Dallas, TX [new!], 1 participant: Free civil legal services to low income clients (family, housing, property, and consumer law)

(K) ASCEND JUSTICE, Chicago, IL [new!], 6-8 participants: Will be working with the domestic violence clinic, helping draft ex parte protective orders, will perform intakes and go to court with clients on the same day

(L) JUST NEIGHBORS, Annandale, VA [new!], 2 participants: Provides immigration law services to low-income individuals

(M) AFRICAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, NYC, 1-5 participants [new!] ($$): Provides legal services to immigrants and refugees from Africa; also works to expand access to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

(N) CENTRAL VA LEGAL AID SOCIETY (CVLAS), Charlottesville, VA, 2 participants: Memo writing, potentially court visits

(O) LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER (LAJC), Charlottesville, VA, 4-5 participants: Research and memo writing

(P) FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, NORFOLK, Norfolk, VA, 2 participants: Mostly in court, some research projects

(Q) CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 2 participants: Observed court, wrote case summaries, memo writing and research

(R) ALBEMARLE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 2 participants: Observed court, transcribed interviews

(S) FLUVANNA COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 1 participant: Research and memo writing, observed court

(T) CULPEPER COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 2-3 participants: Observed court, drafted documents, reviewed footage

(U) CATHOLIC CHARITIES, NYC, 2-3 participants ($$): Provides legal services to immigrants and refugees; conducted client screenings, researched legal issues, participate in clinics

(V) SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, SELC, Charlottesville, VA, 1 participant: Legal research and memo writing [note: may not be able to accommodate this year, but will send resumes]

(W) STAUNTON PUBLIC DEFENDER, Staunton, VA, 2 participants

(X) LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER, Richmond, VA (new!), 1 participant: Work with a housing law attorney doing direct client representation and impact campaigns