I was largely motivated to become a legal aid advocate for two main reasons. Firstly, I have always wanted to work with and hopefully help people; how I thought I would do so has changed but that has always been very important to me. Secondly, I genuinely believe a better world is possible and that […]

The onset of my employment with Delaware Volunteer Legal Services coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  During my first three months of employment, I have only been in the office amongst co-workers on two occasions.  This had made the infancy of my employment non-traditional to say the least, but DVLS has acclimated to […]

One frustrating reality that I learned pretty quickly when I started doing legal aid work is that I can often get a call returned more easily than my clients can. CLASI is not always a first resort when a legal issue arises for our clients. Many of our clients end up becoming our clients, not […]

CCJ agencies provide immigration relief for victims of domestic abuse and violent crime to protect and assist them as they try to create better opportunities for themselves and their children. Recently, CLASI Supervising Attorney Marissa Band had the honor of presenting a permanent resident card (commonly known as a “green card”) to her long-time client, […]