Law School Graduate
Family Law Intensive Program (FLIP)
The Harriett Buhai Center’s Family Law Intensive Program (FLIP) is designed for law school graduates and attorneys who seek an immersive educational experience with the goal of learning the basics of family law. In this innovative program, volunteers are paired with a supervising Buhai Center staff attorney to maximize exposure to family law forms, procedures, and clients.
The program is designed for individuals who are:
- Graduating law school
- Awaiting bar results
- Starting a new practice
- Transitioning practice areas
- Re-entering the workforce
- Retiring from private practice or other employment
- Moving to California from another state
The time commitment for this volunteer program is a minimum of 15 hours of service per week for a minimum of ten weeks. Completion of the Harriett Buhai Center’s New Volunteer Training is not required for this program. Click here to inquire.
Remote Services Program
As our largest volunteer program, the Remote Services Program (RSP) offers volunteers the opportunity to support the Buhai Center’s legal services by participating remotely in our free legal consultations. During these consultations, the volunteer interviews and provides legal advice to prospective clients in consultation with staff attorneys. Free legal consultation appointments are held over the phone and are on most Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and some Saturdays each month. Appointments are generally 2-4 hours long.
Volunteers schedule themselves for free legal consultations based on their availability using the Buhai Center’s online volunteer calendar and scheduling system. This program is designed for attorneys, law school graduates, and law students. Completion of the Buhai Center’s New Volunteer Training and on-boarding process is required to participate in this program. The Buhai Center requires all volunteers to agree to perform 50 hours of pro bono service within a year of completing the New Volunteer Training. Click here to inquire.