2024 Justice Boot Camp Session Descriptions

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Incarcerated Survivors Project - September 9th 

Learn how to work with an incarcerated domestic violence survivor offering non-criminal legal advice and assistance, with issues ranging from DCFS questions to divorce and even post-conviction remedies. 

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Expungement - September 10th

Learn how to draft sealing and expungement petitions to assist people wanting to rid their "permanent record" of these past convictions allowing them to move on with their lives, obtaining employment and housing. 

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Austin Walk-In Clinic - September 11th

Learn how to participate in our monthly Austin Walk in Clinics, including how to interview a client and how the on-site staff attorneys assist in helping you provide immediate advice to the client.  

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Advance Parole - September 11th

Learn how to complete an Advance Parole application for an undocumented young adult looking to leave the country temporarily to visit a sick relative or attend school.  

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DuPage & Virtual Will and Advance Directive Clinics - September 12th

Learn how to conduct a virtual intake and how to draft wills and powers of attorney. Completing these documents allows the client to feel confident knowing their affairs are in order. 

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Divorce Litigation Project - September 13th

Learn how to assist someone needing a simple divorce (no minor children and no major assets or debts to distribute.)  This is a great project for someone wanting client contact and wanting to help in this seriously underrepresented legal aid need.  

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Guardianship Litigation Project - September 16th

Learn how to assist a family in need of obtaining guardianship over their soon-to-be adult child.  This is a great project for someone wanting a low stress litigation experience. 

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Parole in Place - September 16th

Learn how to complete a Parole in Place application using President Biden's new Executive Order.  

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UVISA Applications - September 17th

Learn how to complete a U-VISA Immigration application for an undocumented crime victim who assisted in the arrest or prosecution of their assailant.

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Incarcerated Survivors Divorce Project - September 18th

Learn how to assist a domestic violence survivor obtain a divorce before being released from prison

 

Lawyers in the Classroom - September 18th

Learn how to use prewritten lesson plans to go into low income schools in the Chicagoland area to teach middle school students constitutional law issues.

 

Order of Protection Litigation - September 19th

Learn how to assist a person in need of obtaining an order of protection against their abuser.  You will get litigation experience while also providing crucial services to a client in need. 

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​Cook County Senior Clinics - September 20th

Learn how to staff our in-person and virtual Cook County Senior Clinics and how to draft wills and powers of attorney for low income Cook County residents.

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