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LeGaL FoundationMissionLeGaL Foundation is a A 501(c)(3) charitable tax exempt organization which supports LeGaL's community and pro-bono services. Among its activities is the free walk-in Legal Clinic and the Low-Income Law Clinic. The LeGaL Foundation Walk-In Clinic, staffed by LeGaL Foundation volunteer attorneys, provides general advice and referrals. No represenation is provided. The Clinic is held on Tuesday evenings at the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center (208 West 13 St). Please call the LeGaL Foundation office at 212-353-9118 for the time of the Clinic. The Low-Income Law Clinic is a new project of the LeGaL Foundation, funded by the Stonewall Foundation and the Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields. Its first session was held on December 18, 2001 at Community Voices Heard, 170 E. 116th Street. Sign-in is at 6:00pm. This Clinic will focus on public benefits, housing, family law and HIV/AIDS questions. For more information, please call 212-969-0309. Hank Henry, Jr.In the Foundation's first large effort, the M.L. "Hank" Henry, Jr. Fund for Judicial Internships was created. Named after Hank Henry, a former Executive Director of the Fund for Modern Courts, the Fund will continue Hank's efforts to have the lesbian and gay community represented in the judiciary by offering a stipend for a 10-week summer judicial internship to an LGBT law student each year. In the 80's, Hank was instrumental in ensuring that lesbian and gay candidates for judicial office were seriously considered for appointments to the bench. Hank's legacy has led to the presence of many openly lesbian and gay lawyers on the bench in the Metropolitan area. The Foundation awarded its first internship for the summer of 1997. Click Here for Application |
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