Transactional Opportunities
The Colorado Lawyers Committee offers many meaningful volunteer opportunities for transactional attorneys who wish to volunteer specifically within their wheelhouse as well as stretch out of their usual purview. Most opportunities are short-term and allow lawyers to make a substantial difference without a long-term commitment.
Colorado Small Business Legal Assistance Program
In August, 2021, in partnership with several other organizations, the CLC launched a new program to provide one-hour of free legal consultation for small businesses (10 employees or less). The program is hosted on the website of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).
The Small Business Legal Assistance Program replaces the Colorado COVID Small Business Legal Program (CCLR) which was created in June 2020 to assist small businesses adversely impacted by COVID 19. The program was co-sponsored by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, OEDIT, the Colorado & Denver Bar Associations, the Denver Metro Chamber, and three law firms: WilmerHale, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, and Messner Reeves LLP. During the year of its existence, the program and its volunteers served more than 250 small businesses.
Nonprofit Legal Audit Clinic
A half-day program for small nonprofits with limited operating budgets. Teams of volunteer transactional attorneys review a checklist with participating nonprofits to evaluate their legal health. Clinics are typically held in February and July.
Legal Nights
Volunteer attorneys provide free legal and referral information to people who cannot afford legal services. Many in-house attorneys and transactional lawyers volunteer at Denver Legal Night.
Nonprofit Working Group (Nonprofit Match Program)
Volunteer attorneys provide transactional-type legal services to small nonprofit organizations that might not otherwise afford legal services.
Hate Crimes Education Program
Volunteers present trials based on a fictional case arising from a violation of Colorado’s Hate/Bias-Motivated Crimes Statute to middle school students around the state.
Project Homeless Connect
A one-day event sponsored by the City of Denver that connects homeless individuals to services. The Colorado Lawyers Committee co-sponsors the Legal Resource Area and Homeless Court Components of Project Homeless Connect with the Association of Corporate Counsel-Colorado Chapter.