THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO

301 Battery Street
3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
www.sfbar.org

The Volunteer Legal Services Program (VLSP) of The Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) - a nonprofit organization that provides free legal and related social services to low-income and indigent San Francisco residents by recruiting and training private attorneys, legal support staff, students, and other professionals, to assist individual clients..

This fellow manages VLSP's clinical projects, such as the Collection Defense Clinic, Consumer Rights and Responsibilities Clinic, the Legal Advice and Referral Clinics, and the Courthouse Landlord/Tenant Project. The AmeriCorps Fellow is also developing  VLSP's student volunteer intern program. Working under the supervision of the Volunteer Services Manager, the AmeriCorps Legal Fellow focuses on outreach efforts to increase the number of law student and attorney volunteers as well as the implementation of volunteer retention programs.

Service Opportunities

Partner Law Schools:

• University of California-Hastings College of the Law
• University of San Francisco School of Law
• University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law