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I cc'd Jenny on my initial email to this guy because she said she'd send him info on DCVLP. This is the email she sent back to him.


Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jenny Ann Brody <jbrody@dcvlp.org>
> Date: April 9, 2012 8:59:49 PM EDT
> To: BandlerMJ@state.gov
> Cc: Kathleen Biden <kathleenbiden@me.com>, kbarker@dcvlp.org
> Subject: DC Volunteer Lawyers Project and State Dept.
>
> Dear Mr. Bandler,
>
> I’m responding to your message to Kathleen Biden about possible interest on the part of the State Department in our program. First, thank you for taking time to look at the information on our website, and for your complementary words about our programs and activities. You are correct that our program serves two purposes: first, we provide pro bono legal representation to domestic violence survivors and at-risk children. Second, we provide mentoring, training and support to lawyers who are seeking to transition into paid employment via pro bono work.
>
> Our organization started by recruiting volunteer lawyers who had taken a career break to focus on raising children. These lawyers are motivated to do pro bono work with us in order to keep their legal skills active and to transition back into professional work eventually. Starting in 2009, when the recession began affecting the legal profession, we also started recruiting lawyers who were laid off from law firms, and/or lawyers graduating law school without job offers. For these job-seeking lawyers, we offer training and supervision so that they can gain litigation skills and experience which will be valuable to future employers.
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> The DCVLP’s rapid growth (we started with 3 volunteers in 2008 and currently have 600 volunteers registered with us) stems from the fact that the program is a win-win: our clients benefit by receiving high-quality legal representation and our volunteers benefit by gaining training, litigation experience and an opportunity to do meaningful work.
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> I think our model could be replicated elsewhere, both in this country and in other countries where there are lawyers who are on career break and/or unemployed, and are interested in using their skills to help domestic violence survivors. My Co-Executive Director, Karen Barker Marcou, and I would be delighted to meet with you and others at the State Department to discuss the idea of presenting our model as a resource for lawyers in other countries.
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> Again, thank you for your interest in our organization, and we look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jenny Brody, Co-Executive Director
> DC Volunteer Lawyers Project
> 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 440
> Washington, DC 20015
> 202 885 5542
> 301 379 1788(cell)
> 240 396 5611(fax)
> jbrody@dcvlp.org
> www.dcvlp.org
>
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> The DCVLP (CFC#34927, EIN #26-1089584) thanks Federal Government employees for giving generously during the 2010 campaign.
>
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