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THE 2019-2020 SLPS ROADMAP
A guide to finding the right project for you!
Areas of Law
Lawyering Skills This chart reflects the primary focus of each project, but different or additional skills may be involved.
Regular Weekly Commitments Some SLPS have a regular weekly commitment, but many do not; those that do are listed here.
Estimated Time Commitment Per Semester These time commitments are merely estimates; the work may be less or more than anticipated.
Pro Bono Program
473 Boalt Hall
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experiential/pro-bono-program/slps/
• Animal Law and Advocacy Animal Law
• Digital Rights Project
• Political and Election Empowerment Project
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
• Berkeley Law & Organizing Collective
• Survivor Advocacy Project
Community Organizing
• Consumer Rights WorkshopConsumer Rights
• Startup Law InitiativeBusiness Law
• Community Restorative Justice Project
• Contra Costa Reentry Project
• Berkeley Police Review Project
• Post-Conviction Advocacy Project
• Prisoner Advocacy Nework
• Reentry Advocacy Project
• Youth Advocacy Project
Criminal Justice
• Disability Rights Project
• Workers' Rights Disability Law ClinicDisability Law
• Environmental Conservation Outreach
• Native American Legal Assistance ProjectEnvironmental Law
• Berkeley Law Organizing Collective
• La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic
• Wage Justice Clinic
• Workers' Rights Clinic
• Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
Employment & Labor Law
• Native American Legal Assistance Project
Federal Indian Law & Cultural Property
Areas
of Law
• Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
• International Human Rights Workshop
• Name and Gender Change Workshop
• Reproductive Justice Project
• Survivor Advocacy Project
Gender Justice
• Gun Violence Prevention ProjectGun Law & Policy
• Disability Rights Project
• Homelessness Service Project
• La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic
• Tenants' Rights Workshop
Housing Law
• Berkeley Immigration Group
• Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
• California Asylum Representation Clinic
• East Bay Dreamers Project
• International Refugee Assistance Project
Immigration
• International Human Rights WorkshopInternational Human Rights
• Disability Rights Project
• Foster Education Project
• Youth Advocacy Project
Juvenile Justice & Education Law
• Food Justice Project
• Homelessness Service ProjectPublic Benefits
• Legal Automation WorkshopTechnology, Policy & Access to Justice
Areas
of Law
(Conti
nued)
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
•Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective
•Berkeley Police Review Project
•California Asylum Representation Clinic
•Consumer Rights Workshop
•Contra Costa Reentry Project
•East Bay Dreamers Project
•Food Justice Project
•Homelessness Service Project
•International Refugee Assistance Project
•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic
•Name and Gender Change Workshop
•Post-Conviction Advocacy Network
•Reentry Advocacy Project
•Startup Law Initiative
•Tenants' Rights Workshop
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Workers’ Rights Clinic
•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
•Youth Advocacy
•Animal Law and Advocacy
•Berkeley Immigration Group
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
•Berkeley Police Review Project
•Consumer Rights Workshop
•Contra Costa Reentry Project
•Digital Rights Project
•Disability Rights Project
•Environmental Conservation Outreach
•Food Justice Project
•Gun Violence Prevention Project
•Homelessness Service Project
•International Human Rights Workshop
•International Refugee Assistance Project
•Native American Legal Assistance Project
•Political and Election Empowerment Project
•Prisoner Advocacy Network
•Reentry Advocacy Project
•Reproductive Justice Project
•Survivor Advocacy Project
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Workers' Rights Clinic
•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
•Youh Advocacy Project
•Berkeley Immigration Group
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
•Berkeley Law and Organizaing Collective
•Berkeley Police Review Project
•California Asylum Representation Clinic
•Consumer Rights Workshop
•Contra Costa Reentry Project
•Disability Rights Project
•East Bay Dreamers Project
•Environmental Conservation Outreach
•Food Justice Project
•Foster Education Project
•International Refugee Assistance Project
•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic
•Legal Automation Workshop
•Name and Gender Change Workshop
•Native American Legal Assistance Project
•Post-Conviction Advocacy Project
•Prisoner Advocacy Network
•Startup Law Initiative
•Tenants' Rights Clinic
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Workers' Rights Clinic
•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
•Youth Advocacy Project
•Berkeley Immigration Group
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
•Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective
•Digital Rights Project
•East Bay Dreamers Project
•Food Justice Project
•Foster Education Project
•Gun Violence Prevention Project
•Homelessness Service Project
•Political and Election Empowerment Project
•Prisoner Advocacy Network
•Reentry Advocacy Project
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Youth Advocacy Project
•Berkeley Police Review Project
•Community Restorative Justice
•Consumer Rights Workshop
•Food Justice Project
•Post-Conviction Advocacy Project
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Workers' Rights Clinic
Intake & Interviewing
Legal Research & Analysis
Documents, Applications, &
Petitions
Education & Outreach
Potential Oral Advocacy
Opportunities
Lawyering Skills Please note that this chart reflects the primary focus of each project, but different or additional skills may be involved.
•Homelessness Service Project: Monday OR Tuesday evenings 2-3x per month
•Environmental Conservation Outreach: Lunch check-in meetings every other week
Monday
•Consumer Rights Workshop: every other Tuesday evening
•Digitial Rights Project: every other Tuesday 6:00-9:00PM
•Homelessness Service Project: Monday OR Tuesday evenings 2-3x per month
•Political and Election Empowerment Project: 6-7:30pm
•Reproductice Justice Project: 6-9:00pm (every other Tuesday)
•Tenants' Rights Workshop: 5:30-8:30pm
•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic: 5-8:30pm (biweekly)
Tuesday
•Animal Law and Advocacy: biweekly meetings at lunch
•Food Justice Project: every other Wednesday evening 6:00-8:00pmWednesday
•La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic: 6 to 9 pm
•Reentry Advocacy Project: 1:30-4:30pm (biweekly on Thurday OR Friday)
•Workers' Rights Clinic: 5:30-8:30pm (biweekly)
Thursday
•Reentry Advocacy Project: 12-3:00pm (biweekly on Thursday OR Friday)
•Wage Justice Clinic: 10:00am-4:00pm
Friday
Regular Weekly Commitments (if any)
Estimated Time Commitment Per Semester
Please note that these time commitments are merely estimates; the work may be less or more than anticipated.
Approx. 12-20 hours/semester
•Animal Law and Advocacy
•Berkeley Immigration Group
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project (students can work more hours)
•Berkeley Law & Organizing Collective
•Berkeley Police Review Project
•Community Restorative Justice
•Consumer Rights Workshop
•East Bay Dreamers Project
•Environmental Conservation Outreach
•Food Justice Project
•Gun Violence Prevention Project
•Homelessness Service Project
•La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic (students can work more hours)
•Name and Gender Change Workshop
•Political and Election Empowerment Project
•Startup Law Initiative
•Survivor Advocacy Project
•Workers' Rights Clinic
•Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
Approx. 20-30 hours/semester
•Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project (students can work fewer hours)
•California Asylum Representation Clinic
•Contra Costa Reentry Project
•Digital Rights Project
•Disability Rights Project
•Gun Violence Prevention Project (students can work fewer hours)
•International Human Rights Workshop
•La Raza Workers' & Tenants' Rights Clinic (students can work fewer hours)
•Legal Automation Workshop
•Native American Legal Assistance Project
•Reentry Advocacy Project
•Reproductive Justice Project
•Tenants' Rights Workshop
•Wage Justice Clinic
•Youth Advocacy Project
Approx. 30-40 hours/semester
•Foster Education Project
•International Refugee Assistance Project
•Prisoner Advocacy Network
Approx. 40-50 hours/semester
•Post-Conviction Advocacy Project
Length of Commitment Fall Semester• Animal Law and Advocacy
• Berkeley Immigration Group
• Berkeley Law Anti-Trafficking Project
• Berkeley Law and Organizing Collective
• Berkeley Police Review Project
• California Asylum Representation Clinic
• Digital Rights Project
• East Bay Dreamers Project
• Environmental Conservation Outreach
• Food Justice Project
• Gun Violence Prevention Project
• Homelessness Service Project
• La Raza Workers' and Tenants' Rights Clinic
• Legal Automation Workshop
• Name and Gender Change Workshop
• Political and Election Empowerment Project
• Reproductive Justice Project
• Wage Justice Clinic
Full Academic Year• Community Restorative
Justice
• Consumer Rights Workshop
• Contra Costa Reentry Project
• Disability Rights Project
• Foster Education Project*
• International Human Rights Workshop
• International Refugee Assistance Project
• Native American Legal Assistance Project
• Reentry Advocacy Project
• Survivor Advocacy Project
• Startup Law Initiative
• Tenants' Rights Workshop
• Workers’ Rights Clinic
• Workers' Rights Disability Law Clinic
• Youth Advocacy Project*
More than one Academic Year• Post-Conviction Advocacy
Project
• Prisoner Advocacy Network
*Students in this project often
continue to work with their clients
beyond one academic year to
provide consistent advocacy and
support. This is encouraged when
possible.