Pro Bono Legal Service Opportunities for Students: CASA
The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Project at the Appalachian School of Law The Appalachian School of Law offers three pro bono service programs. Today, I'll talk about the first program -- the Court Appointed Special Advocates ( CASA ) program. In later postings, here and here , I profile the VITA tax service program and the Great Eastern Trail project, respectively. Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA is a national organization managed on a state and local basis through the court system. The 29 th Judicial District, which includes Buchanan County , employs case managers to supervise volunteers from the community. ASL students serve as the majority of the local volunteers. ASL students spend 30 hours in intensive training at the school to learn to advocate for children in court. ASL provides a classroom and materials for the training. The trainer brings in speakers from the Department of Social Services ( DSS ), the police dep