What Has DOJ Done To Organize Pro Bono Opportunities?
• As noted above (§ V), DOJ has developed relationships with a number of organized legal services providers, aimed at creating opportunities for DOJ employees to volunteer their services in the easiest possible way. • DOJ and these organizations have cooperated to set up processes that address both constraints facing DOJ employees and the organizations’ desire for volunteers. • The cooperative efforts aim to address the following issues: • Screening cases: Cases available for DOJ employees are screened to limit the chance for conflicts of interest. For example, the arrangement with the D.C. Bar’s Pro Bono Clinic is that when the Clinic is staffed by DOJ attorneys, mechanisms are set up so that DOJ volunteers will get largely landlord-tenant and family law disputes. The case lists DOJ circulates from the Legal Aid Society and Legal Counsel for the Elderly are screened to eliminate certain types of federal government benefits cases. The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless will assig
