{"id":2609,"date":"2017-11-21T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/?p=2609"},"modified":"2026-02-04T23:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:07:44","slug":"pro-bono-opportunities-program-advisory-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/pro-bono-opportunities-program-advisory-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Bono Opportunities:  Program Advisory Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A Collaboration to Advance Justice.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Council of Lawyers is the public interest bar association focusing on advancing the administration of justice.\u00a0 To bring about the most effective reforms possible, the Council works in\u00a0collaborative partnership with\u00a0Chicago\u00a0 Appleseed,\u00a0 a\u00a0 nonpartisan,\u00a0 independent\u00a0 research\u00a0 and\u00a0 advocacy organization building \u00a0trustworthy and unique connections between community advocates\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0justice system &#8212; improving lives by improving courts.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Appleseed and the Chicago Council of Lawyers jointly lead four main areas of\u00a0 focus:<\/p>\n<p>Access to\u00a0 Justice, Criminal\u00a0 Justice, Family\u00a0 Law\u00a0 Courts,\u00a0 and Immigration Courts.\u00a0 The\u00a0 Chicago<br \/>\nCouncil of Lawyers leads our effort\u00a0 around police accountability through the Civil Liberties Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these program areas has an advisory committee.\u00a0 Some meet at\u00a0a regular time each month.\u00a0 All are looking for pro bono participants.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Access to Justice Committee meets at lunchtime on the fourth Thursday of each month.<\/li>\n<li>The Criminal Justice Committee meets at lunchtime on the third Thursday of each month.<\/li>\n<li>The Civil Liberties Committee meets at lunchtime on the first Friday of each month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The advisory committees on Family Law Courts and Immigration Courts do not meet as regularly, but are actively involved in reform projects and are also looking for pro bono assistance.\u00a0 For more information about our program committee work, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/ChicagoAppleseedGetInvolved.pdf\">Pro Bono Committee Opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information about each of these committees, please contact Malcolm Rich,\u00a0at malcolmrich@chicagoappleseed.org or call 312-988-6552.\u00a0 Thank you for your interest and participation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Collaboration to Advance Justice.\u00a0 The Chicago Council of Lawyers  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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