Volunteering Roles.
Community Law Canterbury relies on volunteers to deliver its services. If you are a law student we have lots of opportunities for you to help your community. We run volunteer intakes throughout the year, depending on demand.
If you are a solicitor with a current practicing certificate who would like to volunteer please contact us via admin@canlaw.org.nz at any time.
CASEWORKING
This involves talking to clients one on one, gathering facts, relaying this information to the lawyer and delivering the advice they give to the client. We advise on a variety of topics. You’ll need to have good interpersonal skills and be able to find the legally relevant information and present it to a lawyer. You would be needed for three - four hours once a fortnight either during the day or evening on Monday-Thursday or a Saturday morning in our central city office. We ask for only students who are third year and above.
PRISON ADVICE SERVICE
This involves helping the most vulnerable in our community. Talking to prisoners at the three Christchurch prisons, researching and writing advice letters. You would be needed as often as you can commit, usually on a Friday for the whole day.
LEGAL INFORMATION SERVICE
This is talking to clients over the phone and providing information. It involves a lot of research and quickly improves your general law knowledge. You would be needed for a morning/afternoon on a weekday every two weeks in our central city office. This service is essential to the running of our law centre. We ask only for students who are second year and above.
Applications are currently open to volunteer for our Caseworking and Legal Information service.
To apply please fill out the google form below.
If you have any questions or issues with the application process, please contact crystal.mclenaghan@canlaw.org.nz
Applications close at 12pm on the 18th of November.