Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada

Looking for a rewarding career with great benefits? Join our team! You can go to www.lacsn.org/careers to see all our current openings for attorneys, non-attorneys, and law clerks.

The 2024-2025 school year is in full swing, and we need volunteers to advocate for children’s special education needs and rights. If a student doesn't have a parent to support them, our Volunteer Education Advocates step in. To volunteer, you don't need any legal experience - we provide training and support. To learn more, visit www.lacsn.org/edadvocate.

Our Clean Slate Legal Assistance Program and community partners were able to help over 140 deserving people get a second chance at our criminal record sealing event last week! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this second annual event a success, including Clark County Commissioners Tick Segerblom and William McCurdy II, Nancy Lemcke and John Piro of Clark County Public Defender's Office, and Judges Belinda Harris, Carli Kierny, and Jasmin Lilly-Spells.

We're offering free legal assistance to small business owners next Tuesday at West Charleston Library. We'll cover patents, copyrights, and other intellectual property issues. Attendees can also meet with attorneys for one-on-one consultations. Thanks to SCORE Mentors and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District for working with us on this and other upcoming seminars.

Calling all Boyd School of Law alumni! We invite you all to mentor current law students and give back to our local community by providing pro bono legal assistance to people in need through our Partners in Pro Bono Program and Ask-A-Lawyer Program with Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. To volunteer with the Partners in Pro Bono Program, go to https://lnkd.in/gdkefyQ3. To volunteer with the Ask-A-Lawyer Program, go to https://lnkd.in/ehvkmkw6.

The 2024 list of Top Rank Attorneys in Nevada Business Magazine includes our own Michael Wendlberger and Taylor Altman, as well as Ogonna Brown of our Board of Directors! We're also excited to see so many of our pro bono volunteers: Julia Armendariz Karyna Armstrong, Esq., MPA Markie Betor Christopher Blakesley Gillian Block Ashley Burkett Jordan J. Butler Joseph Dagher Michael Feder Cory Ford David Freeman Kristen Gallagher Erin Gettel Caleb Green Chelsee Jensen Tabetha M. Marian Massey Micaela Moore William Noall Christian Ogata Michael Oh Constantina Rentzios Sophia A. Romero Bethany Sanchez Scott Scherer David Stern Eric Walther Kendal Weisenmiller Waleed Zaman Kristopher Zeppenfeld David Chavez Stephen Davis Craig D. Friedel Derek Hatch, Esq., LL.M. Monique Jammer Jeff Luszeck Chaisson J. Prescott Jarrod Rickard Piers Tueller

The National Association of Counsel for Children's 47th Child Welfare Law Conference begins today, and staff from our Children's Attorneys Project will be giving presentations. If you're at the onsite conference, be sure to attend "Students in School" with Amy Connell and Jackie Deam, as well as "Changing the Game" with Kimberly Abbott and Health Law Advocates, Inc.'s Marisol Garcia! #NACC2024

Our first-ever program to engage and value the unique wisdom that experienced lawyers bring to our community launches tomorrow, August 8. Legal Legends is for attorneys 60 and older who are retired, semi-retired, or active in the practice of law. Visit www.lacsn.org/legends to learn more and save a spot for the luncheon at noon at our main office. #LegalLegends

Congratulations to the Pro Bono Project's latest Attorney of the Month—Saira Haseebullah of Kelleher & Kelleher! After graduating from the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas clerking for the Honorable Judge Frank Sullivan, Saira became interested in dependency law, taking pro bono cases to represent children. She feels lucky to be at a firm that encourages her to volunteer with Legal Aid Center. Saira says pro bono work is one of the few areas where what is being protected, a relationship between families and helping children, can't be replaced with any amount of money. We're so thankful to have Saira as a volunteer attorney and are honored to name her our Pro Bono Attorney of the Month!

Decades of experience are not just to be respected, but cherished at the highest level. Our new Legal Legends program kicks off next week and will offer meaningful opportunities for attorneys 60 and older to make positive impacts in our community. Learn more or reserve a spot for Thursday's luncheon with Hon. Nancy L. Allf (Ret.) at www.lacsn.org/legends.