Overview
The Private Attorney Involvement Program (PAI) of South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. (SJLS) refers cases to volunteer, private attorneys through six (6) different projects, including:
Benefits of Volunteering:
- Malpractice Insurance at no cost for the duration of the client’s case;
- Sample pleadings and forms (for some projects);
- Free enrollment for SJLS/PAI organized Continuing Legal Education courses in exchange for accepting a pro bono case(s);
- Reimbursement of extraordinary litigation expenses and out-of-pocket expenses;
- Consultations with SJLS staff attorneys when volunteer attorneys encounter difficulty with their pro bono cases. This may be in the form of telephone consultations or co-counseling;
- Translation and interpretation services when needed; and
- Use of SJLS office space when needed.
Join us in celebrating Ellen M. McDowell, Esq. as our current featured attorney in the SJLS Private Attorney Involvement Program
Our Focus
PAI assists income-eligible clients within the SJLS service area. SJLS focuses on tailoring county-specific PAI programs in our unique mixed urban/rural service area while concurrently developing program-wide projects, which both unify and expand services throughout the SJLS area. PAI empowers low-income individuals to access the judicial system so they will achieve the greatest possible measure of substantive, procedural and economic justice through the provision of high quality, cost efficient, innovative and effective pro bono civil legal assistance.
For information on any of our projects, please click on any of the buttons below. To volunteer, please contact Michelle T. Nuciglio, Esq., Director of Pro Bono Services at SJLS, at 856-403-8620 or at [email protected].
