Volunteers Needed for 1-on-1 Free Legal Clinic for Microentrepreneurs
Thursday, April 15, 2010
- Organization: Philadelphia VIP
- Source: Pennsylvania
Volunteers are needed for a free 1-on-1 legal clinic for Philadelphia area microenterprises that is being co-sponsored by Philadelphia VIP and the Women’s Business Development Center on April 27, 2010 from 5:45 pm to 7:15 pm.
The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) fosters the development of successful businesses by delivering resources that enable individuals to start new businesses and grow existing ones. The WBDC has asked VIP volunteer attorneys to participate in a legal clinic as part of a training class for small business start-ups.
The clinic is being held at the Women's Business Development Center located at 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1116, in Center City Philadelphia.
Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide free legal advice on immediate and ongoing legal matters concerning the microenterprise. Likely issues include choice of entity, employment, contracts, real estate, intellectual property and tax.
The attorney skill sheet linked below allows VIP to match volunteers with clients based on their areas of expertise. Because the clients are attending the clinic as part of a training class, VIP is aware of their legal issues. Therefore, VIP can pre-assign clients as soon as the completed skill sheet is received. VIP requests that attorneys who volunteer for this event have at least 3 years of legal experience.
For more information or to voluntee for the event, see the flyer and attorney skill sheet form linked below, or contact Theresa Brabson at jvolunteer@phillyvip.org or 215-523-9567.
