AABANY's Pro Bono & Community Service Committee is seeking volunteers for the last three hybrid monthly clinics of the year: October 16, November 13, and December 11. Each of these clinics will take place on Saturday from 12:30pm to 3:30pm at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) at 62 Mott Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013. Both volunteers and clients will also have the option to attend remotely via Zoom.

Please feel free to forward the below flyers to anyone who may be interested in attending the pro bono clinics.

We are seeking both volunteer attorneys and language interpreters. Attorney volunteers do not need to be specialists or have expertise in a specific area of law, but should have experience in client intake and consultation. Attorney volunteers will only be rendering legal advice and information, and will not take on any legal representation. Interpreter volunteers should be fluent in English and at least one of the following languages: Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or other Asian languages or dialects. All volunteers must be AABANY members for professional liability coverage purposes. Volunteers may sign up at https://www.aabany.org/page/J2 to become an AABANY member.

To register as a volunteer attorney or interpreter for the October, November, and/or December monthly clinic, please fill out this form and make sure to indicate your availability as well as your preference for volunteering either in person or remotely: https://airtable.com/shrQFecVpU1u5ltAy

Volunteers - attorneys and interpreters - should bring open ears, patience, and compassion. All volunteers should arrive by 12:00pm and will be given an orientation before the start of each clinic. Please check the MTA subway or bus services as it may change on the weekends and add additional travel time as needed. Masks are mandatory, vaccinations preferred. Due to limited space, we will try to accommodate requests for in-person volunteering.

Attorneys and interpreters interested in volunteering for the Pro Bono Clinic or other pro bono opportunities must also complete the volunteer registration form and Volunteer Agreement -- these forms only need to be filled out once. If you need certification of pro bono hours for bar admission purposes, please email us at probono@aabany.org.

Since the inauguration of AABANY's monthly pro bono clinic in 2015, hundreds of low-income community members have received thoughtful advice and appropriate legal referrals from AABANY members. During the pandemic, we were able to continue to help hundreds more with our remote pro bono clinic. AABANY's hybrid clinics are conducted in collaboration with Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) and Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE).