Legal Department

Attorney volunteers work under the supervision of an LCBH staff attorney on all aspects of client cases, from client intake through case resolution.  LCBH will provide training in eviction law, as well as supervision and assistance to volunteers.

Highlights:

• In 2010,  volunteer attorneys donated 5,527 hours to LCBH.
• Law students, fellows and volunteer paralegals donated 3,075 hours.
• These services amount to $1,603,875.00 in free legal services to Chicago tenants who could not otherwise afford an attorney. LCBH helped almost 5,000 tenant families with some level of service and impacted many more.
• For law students we require a minimum commitment of ten hours per week during the normal school year.  Law students work under the supervision of an LCBH attorney, and focus on client intake, assist with landlord-tenant conflict resolution and preparing documents.  For students with 711 certification, experience in court representation is also available.

For paralegal students we require a minimum commitment of ten hours per week during the normal school year.  Paralegal students work under the supervision of an LCBH attorney, and focus on client intake, assist with landlord-tenant conflict resolution and preparing documents.

All interested legal volunteers should contact Patricia Fron at pfron@lcbh.org or (312) 347-7600 ext. 505.

Social Services

Our Social Services Department assists our legal clients with resources and information.  This can include housing searches, applying for benefits, procuring clothing and furniture or locating counseling.  Volunteers can do case management, social services referral, and work on our employment and housing client desk project.

Highlights:

• In 2010, Social Service Interns and Volunteers worked a total of 960 hours for LCBH.
• The amount of time donated to LCBH for Social Services is monetarily valued at $48,000.

All interested volunteers, interns or students should contact John-Paul Beals at pbeals@lcbh.org or at (312) 347-7600 ext. 506.