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art-1|me Soc|a| Lnterpr|se Attorneys w|th C|v|c Lega| Corps (CLC)

Chlcago, lL | lall 2014
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Cverv|ew: Clvlc Legal Corps (CLC)-Lhe counLry's flrsL naLlonal organlzaLlon dedlcaLed Lo
closlng Lhe [usLlce gap Lhrough a blend of soclal enLrepreneurshlp, legal advocacy, and
publlc servlce-ls seeklng arL-1lme Soclal LnLerprlse ALLorneys Lo help launch lLs flrsL
Legal Access Pub ln Chlcago by Lhe end of 2014. 8ulldlng on lLs success generaLlng
lnLeresL ln our lnnovaLlve approach Lo closlng Lhe [usLlce gap, CLC ls polsed Lo help
relnvenL Lhe legal professlon and provlde unprecedenLed access Lo [usLlce for
underserved communlLles ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes.

kespons|b|||t|es: 8eporLlng Lo CLC's rogram ulrecLor, Soclal LnLerprlse ALLorneys wlll
be Lasked wlLh helplng Lo:
lmplemenL CLC's lnnovaLlve legal dellvery model Lo serve Lhe legal needs of low-
Lo-moderaLe lncome people ln Chlcago,
rovlde quallLy and affordable clvll, crlmlnal, and lnLegraLlve legal servlces on a
varleLy of maLLers such as houslng law, famlly law, publlc beneflLs, lmmlgraLlon,
consumer debL, and mlnor crlmlnal maLLers,
AcLlvely parLlclpaLe ln an lnnovaLlve soclal enLrepreneurshlp Lralnlng program,
where aLLorneys wlll learn how Lo run a legal soclal enLerprlse, and
Co-faclllLaLe communlLy workshops on legal lssues commonly encounLered
among low and moderaLe lncome people.

ua||f|cat|ons: CLC seeks Soclal LnLerprlse ALLorneys wlLh Lhe followlng characLerlsLlcs:
ln good sLandlng and llcensed Lo pracLlce law ln llllnols and resldlng ln Chlcago,
8ecenLly graduaLed from law school, preferably wlLhln Lhe pasL 1-3 years,
A demonsLraLed commlLmenL Lo publlc servlce, publlc lnLeresL law, and/or soclal
enLrepreneurshlp,
A flexlble schedule LhaL would allow a mlnlmum Llme commlLmenL of 10-20
hours per week Lo Clvlc Legal Corps,
A sense of humlllLy, humor, servlce, and a passlon for soclal [usLlce.

8enef|ts: CLC's Soclal LnLerprlse ALLorneys wlll recelve Lhe followlng beneflLs:
1he opporLunlLy Lo [oln a dynamlc, enLrepreneurlal Leam dedlcaLed Lo
susLalnably expandlng access Lo [usLlce for underserved Chlcagoans,
1he opporLunlLy Lo galn real-world legal experlence worklng on a varleLy of clvll
and mlnor crlmlnal maLLers, wlLh a focus on provldlng quallLy, llmlLed scope
represenLaLlon,

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1he opporLunlLy Lo [oln a new organlzaLlon aL Lhe ground level, wlLh Lhe
poLenLlal for slgnlflcanL personal and professlonal growLh ln Lhe Chlcago legal
communlLy and aL Lhe naLlonal level,
1he ablllLy Lo work remoLely and flexlbly ln an organlzaLlon LhaL values Lhe well-
belng and welfare of Corps members.

CLC w||| prov|de art-1|me Soc|a| Lnterpr|se Attorneys w|th modest month|y st|pends
to defray ||v|ng expenses, |nc|ud|ng hea|th |nsurance and student |oan repayments.

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Clvlc Legal Corps (CLC) ls an lnnovaLlve soclal enLerprlse program and Lralnlng faclllLy
LhaL empowers new aLLorneys Lo resLore [usLlce and expand access Lo [usLlce for low-
and moderaLe-lncome people.
Learn more abouL us aL clvlclegalcorps.org and on 1wlLLer and lacebook.