The following are program resources that VLN has developed as part of its work to support high quality services from our volunteer attorneys. Note to pro bono program professionals: please feel free to use them to the extent they may be helpful to you. Our only request: if you make improvements, please share them with Martha so VLN may improve too!

Resources for Program Management

• VLN Legal Clinic Standards (the requirements of a VLN Clinic)
  
• Outline from NAPBPro webinar on Creating A Brief Legal Services (court forms completion) Clinic (where the client goes on to represent him/herself)
• Link to NAPBPro webinar on Creating A Brief Services Legal Clinic
• Sample Brief Legal Services Acknowledgement Forms: Form 1 Form 2
  
• Sample Legal Advice Clinic Acknowledgement Form (client acknowledgement on the bottom)

Resources to Support Quality in Volunteer Services

• Makes a Great Clinics Attorney - Tips from Experienced Practitioners
• VLN Brief Services - How Attorneys' Services Can Be Most Effective
• Link to VLN video on Working with Pro Bono Clients (to be uploaded soon)
• Link to VLN video on Working with Clients with Mental Illness (to be uploaded soon)
• Attorney Responsibilities in Limited Scope Legal Services
• Sample Volunteer Attorney Job Descriptions (for different levels of service)
• Volunteer Handbook (draft form)