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California is experiencing an explosion in the numbers of individuals appearing before the court without professional legal representation on a variety of matters from family law to housing. The “Access to Justice” (A2J) internship is recruiting interns that will work in the Bay Area Self-Help Centers from June to August. Interns will work closely with self-represented litigants providing: assistance with court documents, legal information and referrals as needed and translation for our monolingual litigants. Interns will also assist in and lead workshops. All assistance will be performed under the close supervision of attorneys and other court staff.

A2J interns will have the opportunity to learn about several areas of law, which may include: family law (divorce, spousal support, domestic violence, parentage, child custody and visitation, child support), civil law (small claims, evictions, name & gender changes, civil harassment restraining orders, and elder abuse) and probate (guardianship).

Requiring a minimum commitment beginning in May  or mid-June of 3 full days per week for at least 10 weeks, “Access to Justice” will be a rigorous internship and we are looking forward to working with volunteers committed to public service.

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California Rule of Court 10.960 provides that court-based self help centers are a core function.

Self-help centers serve as a single point of access for court users navigating the court system on their own.

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