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| Name | Position |
| Alexander Savage | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Elizabeth Fenner | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Janice Alonzo | Paralegal |
| Jessica Powell | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Joseph Resurreccion | Network Systems Manager (I.T.) |
| Joyce Young | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Karla Vargas | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Kemisha Williams | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Keri Ward | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Michael Alvarez | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Mike Garlow | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Nita Garg | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Rebecca Rosenberg | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Roberto Chavez | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Sarah Flynn | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Sarah Valdes | Telephone Access to Justice Associate |
| Victoria Benitez | Attorney - Telephone Access to Justice Director, Team Manager |
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid Telephone Access to Justice Office
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Travis
From North Austin
Take IH35 heading South. Take the 51st Street Exit. On the access road, cross 51st Street. The office is located at the corner of 50th Street and the Southbound access road of IH35.
From South Austin:
Take IH35 heading North. Take the 51st Street Exit, and move to the right lane of the access road. Turn right onto Barbara Jordan Blvd. Turn left onto Lancaster Dr. Turn left onto 51st Street. On 51st Street, cross over IH35 and turn left onto the access road of IH35 heading South. The office is located at the corner of 50th Street and the Southbound access road of IH35.
TRLA hires University of Texas and St. Mary’s University law schools students for the Telephone Access to Justice Project (TAJ) in Austin and in San Antonio. Low-income residents from Central and South Texas apply for legal assistance from TRLA by calling the TAJ’s toll-free number. The clients speak to law school students who conduct detailed substantive intake interviews and, under the supervision of a staff attorney, offer brief counsel and advice when appropriate. Client information is entered into TRLA’s customized database and accessed by TRLA attorneys who make case disposition decisions based on intake information collected by TAJ Associates. In the course of their work, TAJ Associates work closely with TRLA staff attorneys throughout the TRLA service area.
The part-time position offers the opportunity to develop practical legal skills and assist low-income Texans with a wide variety of legal problems. The ability to speak in Spanish is strongly preferred. Pay begins at $10.00 per hour, and can increase as high as $14.00 per hour with experience. Students need to work a minimum of 12-15 hours per week. Law students who have completed their first or second year of law school are eligible for the position. First year students can interview, but employment cannot begin until the completion of the first year of law school. New TAJ Associates are generally hired to start at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and at the beginning of summer. The summer position is of a part-time nature and works well for those attending summer school or interning with another organization. Most of the attorneys that TRLA has hired in the last few years began their TRLA career at the Telephone Access to Justice Project.
Interested students can contact:
| For University of Texas law students Vickie Benitez Attorney/Director TAJ Austin E-mail: vbenitez@trla.org 512-374-2755 |
For Saint Mary's law students Donna Harvey Attorney/Director TAJ San Antonio E-mail: dharvey@trla.org 210-212-3768 |
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