Benefits for Volunteer Lawyers Project Participants

🗸 Probono.net/iowa 

• A free service providing a comprehensive collection of information on legal topics, upcoming events such as continuing legal education opportunities and a library of poverty law materials, pleadings, and resource materials. 
• To access www.probono.net/iowa, the website that has information and support for volunteers in Iowa, please do the following:
  • Go to www.probono.net/iowa
  • Under the picture, click the blue tab that says "Sign-Up." 
  • You'll be prompted to enter your email address, and press Continue.  Fill out the information that follows and then click Finished.  
  • Your information will be reviewed and in 2-3 days you can expect to receive a notification regarding your access to www.probono.net/iowa

🗸  Staff attorney support 

• Staff attorneys experienced in specific areas of poverty law are available to provide technical assistance, research backup, and co-counseling.
• Volunteer intake attorneys receive co-counsel support from staff attorneys.
• Volunteer in-house attorneys can reach out to the managing or staff attorneys 

🗸 Reduced fee legal education seminars 

• Participating attorneys are eligible to attend accredited project-sponsored continuing legal education seminars at a reduced rate 
• To receive information about continuing legal education seminars you can:
  • Join probono.net/iowa
  • Share your e-mail address on the VLP sign-up form
  • Add ksmith@iowalaw.org to your address book to ensure that the message is not caught by your spam filter 

🗸 Malpractice coverage  

• Malpractice coverage is provided to volunteer attorneys for all cases accepted.

• Professional liability insurance coverage is provided to volunteers who provide services to clients on behalf of Iowa Legal Aid, through referral or in connection with their in-house volunteer services.