Harrisonburg Supervisor: John Whitfield
Lexington Supervisor: Robin Mayer
Lynchburg Supervisor: Renae Patrick
Roanoke Supervisor: Henry Woodward
Law School Supervisor: Mary Z. Natkin
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Blue Ridge Legal Services (Lexington and Harrisonburg)
and the Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. (Lynchburg) provide free
civil legal services to indigent persons. The offices do not take
"fee-generating" cases (e.g. personal injury); rather, they
concentrate mostly on Domestic Relations, Landlord/Tenant, Consumer
Issues, and Public Benefits issues. Four students are placed in the
Lexington office, and two students are placed with the Lynchburg
office for one year term. Each intern has his or her own caseload
working with the supervising attorney.
Job duties include client contact, research,
alternative dispute resolution where appropriate, and, if third-year
practice certified, conducting a hearing in court or before an
administrative tribunal. Students develop knowledge in several
substantive areas in addition to serving an unmet legal need in the
community.
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