1. NLADA Annual Conference November 10-13, 2010 The Volunteer Lawyer Technology Bill of Rights

2.  As a Volunteer it is Your RIGHT:  To be assigned a meaningful task  To be oriented, trained and supervised during the duration of your activity

3.  To ask questions about your task and seek feedback about your performance  To be treated with respect and kindness at all times by every member of the organization for which you volunteer

4.  To offer input and feedback to the organization about the job or task you are performing in an effort to improve your situation and the needs of volunteers in the future.

5.  To be trusted with confidential information which may be necessary to fulfill your task  To expect that your time will be used efficiently and effectively  www.fundraising-guide.com

6.  As a Volunteer Lawyer it is Your RIGHT to choose your style of communication and: TextIM Fax Facebook Scan Ping or Poke Postwebcam Tweetwalk in DMtelephone

7.  It is your right to access training at a time and in a place that is convenient to you: WikiPodcasts Websites Blogs Video Webcam one-on-ones WebinarsGoogle docs Library downloadsIntentionally blank PowerpointsIntentionally blank

8. It is your right to work on your own time frame and not be held captive to someone else’s 9-5.

9.  You have right to useful knowledge and the rules of the program: pleadings, forms, document assembly, research avenues, fillable PDFs, guided tours, sharepoint, base camp, wikis

10.  You have the right NOT to repeat and relive the basic client intake and interview; you have the right to receive the content of the intake and interview in electronic format so that you can manipulate the data quickly and input it into your systems.

11.  You have the right to turn off your fax machine.

12.  You have the right to NEVER have to buy stamps to respond to your pro bono coordinator. You have the right to fill out a brief electronic survey and be done with it!

13.  Weave pro bono publico service into your career.  Actively manage your pro bono practice.  Identify the kind of pro bono you would like to incorporate into your practice. ◦ Choose pro bono for learning experiences. ◦ Choose pro bono that matches your charitable giving interests. ◦ Choose pro bono that means something to you. “Meaningful Task”

14.  www.GeorgiaAdvocates.org/GOJC www.GeorgiaAdvocates.org/GOJC ◦ Library ◦ Listservs ◦ Online video trainings ◦ Statewide calendar of training events

15. Communicate your pro bono plan to your potential and current clients.  “I do X pro bono, and only take pro bono clients screened by “Y Program.”  Learn how to refer potential pro bono clients.  Incorporate Legal Aid information into your practice.

19. “Join the conversation” about pro bono

20.  Professional Liability Insurance  CLE Voucher for 3 cases per year  Lexis-Nexis access  Access to legal aid mentors and practice area experts

21.  Mike Monahan State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project 104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30303 ◦ Mike Monahan mikem@gabar.org or probono@gabar.org http://Twitter.com/ProBono_GA http://lawscape.wordpress.com mikem@gabar.orgprobono@gabar.org http://Twitter.com/ProBono_GA http://lawscape.wordpress.com ◦ www.GeorgiaAdvocates.org www.GeorgiaAdvocates.org