Call for Necessary Engagement in Community & Timely Response (CNECT)

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CNECT students and testimony: "Berkeley Law students stepped up in a moment of crisis to push for the release of detained community members who face grave risk of harm from COVID-19" -Genna Beier '14, Deputy Public Defender, Immigration Unit at San Francisco Office of the Public Defender
Students at San Francisco to Pathways to Citizenship Workshop.
Students at SF Pathways to Citizenship Workshop
Student testimony: "With the invaluable support from Berkeley Law students, our team was able to field hundreds of calls from people in immigration detention and gather the critical information to help secure their release from detention." -Angelica Salceda, '13, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Northern California
Centro Legal de la Raza, MoFo, and Pro Bono Program staff during a DACA Clinic
Centro Legal de la Raza, MoFo, and Pro Bono Program staff during a DACA Clinic

Call for Necessary Engagement in Community & Timely Response (CNECT)  is one way students at Berkeley Law can engage in pro bono legal services.  CNECT projects are initiated by our community partner legal services organizations.  CNECT partners identify current legal needs that Berkeley Law students can respond to with pro bono support and the Berkeley Law Pro Bono Program facilitates this engagement.

Berkeley Law students, staff, and faculty interested in learning about CNECT pro bono opportunities at this time and in the future should sign up with their berkeley.edu email to join the Public Interest/Pro Bono (PIPB) Opportunities List below.  CNECT is a dynamic program and projects will be announced through the PIPB List as the need arises throughout the school year.  

For questions about the Pro Bono Program at Berkeley Law, please contact us at probono@law.berkeley.edu.