2024 Summer Associates and Volunteers Announced

Cleveland, OH -- The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recruited top candidates for its 2024 Summer Associate and Volunteer Program.

Summer associates and volunteers will work on-site at Legal Aid offices, and are mentored by Legal Aid attorneys on issues of poverty law. The structured program includes trainings on substantive law, public interest work, and basics of legal practice. Students learn how to interview clients, draft court pleadings, research relevant legal issues and observe hearings and trials. Other students gain experience in community outreach, social work, development and public relations.

The schools, students, volunteers, and placements include:

Case Western Reserve University School of Law 

Brandon Delia
Summer Associate
Family Practice Group

Maya Kapur
Summer Associate
Economic Justice Practice Group 

Samantha Ready
Summer Associate
Housing Practice Group 

Miami University

Ilana Miller
Volunteer
Housing Practice Group 

University of Akron

Diamond Rhodes
Volunteer
Health and Opportunity Practice Group 

University of Akron School of Law

Yelizaveta Mikhaylova
Summer Associate
Health and Opportunity Practice Group 

University of California - Berkeley School of Law

Mica Jordan
Summer Associate
Community Engagement Practice Group 

University of Toledo College of Law

Stacey Alphonse
Summer Associate
Intake and Volunteer Lawyers Program Practice Group 

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Stella Goldberg
Volunteer
Housing Practice Group 

Wheaton College

Sara Támara Giraldo
Porter Cleveland Fellow
Development & Communications Group

Yunique Veale
Porter Cleveland Fellow
Development & Communications Group

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland's mission is to secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for systemic change. Founded in 1905, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is the fifth-oldest legal aid society in the world and serves five counties in Northeast Ohio - Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain. Learn more by reviewing the highlights from Legal Aid's current Strategic Plan.

Updated April 29, 2024