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completing court-approved family law forms at Bay Area Legal Services ’ ( BALS ) Family Forms Clinic , or assisting firefighters , law enforcement , and emergency medical technicians with completing their wills and durable powers of attorney at Wills for Heroes . You can join the Collective — a networking group of young leaders in the legal community who support the mission of BALS and work to improve access to justice . You can become an attorney ad litem with the Crossroads for Kids program and act as a legal advocate for children in the foster care system in Hillsborough County . The
opportunities to give back with the skills we possess are truly endless .
YLD Board members Linda Anderson Stanley , Sara
Peacock , and Traci Koster will work closely with YLD Pro Bono Committee Chairs Calli Burnett and Paige Tucker to coordinate and implement pro bono initiatives for our young lawyers all year long . On November 9 , the YLD Luncheon was dedicated to championing pro bono opportunities for young lawyers . We hope the event helped our members learn about new initiatives to get involved in to give back .
So what are you grateful for ? The YLD Board is grateful for all of you , our members , and we wish you all the happiest of holidays . n
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