On May 14, 2008, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program hosted a clinic for the Legal Department of Symantec Corporation.  The clinic was designed to help undocumented women and children, who are the survivors of domestic violence, to complete applications to receive passports from the Mexican Consulate, allowing them to take the next step towards legal residency and ultimately to secure legal protection against their abusers.

Symantec volunteers included lawyers and non-lawyers.  Some volunteers measured, weighed, photographed, and then led groups of clients to the Mexican Consulate, in downtown San Diego, where they oversaw the completion of the passport application process.  Other volunteers reviewed and processed applications.  This successful one-day clinic assisted more than one hundred clients.

The clinic was held during the Legal Department’s annual retreat.  This year, the Legal Department decided that the community service component of the retreat should utilize their professional legal skills and expertise in support of a pro bono cause.

For more information about Onsite Pro Bono Clinics, or to learn more about Corporate Pro Bono, please contact Eve Runyon, director of CPBO, at 202.729.6694, or erunyon@probonoinst.org, or visit the CPBO website.

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