Ibuyiselwe ngo-Ephreli 17, 2023
3: 00 pm
Umnikelo, ukukhula, nokuxhumana-lezi yizimiso eziye zachaza pro bono umsebenzi kaJones Day ummeli uRachel Ippolito.
U-Clevelander womdabu, u-Rachel wafunda e-Case Western Reserve School of Law lapho aba nolwazi lwakhe lokuqala nge-Legal Aid njengevolontiya lomfundi wezomthetho. Njengabanye abafundi bezomthetho, usize ekutholeni ukudla endaweni yakwaLegal Aid Imitholampilo Yezeluleko Kafushane.
Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwavusa uthando lwe pro bono lokho kwakuzoqhakaza lapho uRaheli eqala umkhuba wakhe Usuku lukaJones, inkampani yabameli eqinile pro bono isiko nomlando ojulile ngoSizo Lwezomthetho. Njengozakwethu omusha enkampanini, manje usengakwazi ukweluleka amaklayenti emitholampilo emifushane yokwelulekwa komakhelwane.
Ukubamba iqhaza kuka-Rachel Ohlelweni Lwabameli Bamavolontiya kwakhula njengoba u-Rachel ecija amakhono akhe omsebenzi ngesikhathi ebuyisela. Uhole ukuhlanganyela kuka-Jones Day ku-Right to Counsel (RTC) Initiative, kokubili ezithathela yena amacala e-RTC futhi axhumanise amacala e-RTC abanye abameli be-Jones Day. Ngomsebenzi wakhe ku-Legal Aid, u-Rachel usephenduke ummeli ongcono—okumenza akwazi ukusebenzisa amakhono amasha emsebenzini wakhe eJones Day—futhi wajulisa ubudlelwano bakhe nomphakathi wezomthetho waseCleveland.
Ukuxhumana kuka-Rachel noSizo Lwezomthetho kanye nabameli nabafundi bezomthetho abaye bazizwa bebizelwa ukusebenzela umphakathi wabo kumvumele ukuba aqhubekisele phambili umsebenzi omusha njengohlelo lweLungelo Lokwelulekwa, oluhlinzeka ngokumeleleka okusemthethweni kumakhasimende abhekene nokuba sengozini kwezindlu.
Uneseluleko kubameli abazithola besesimeni esifanayo namuhla: “Unekhono namuhla lokufaka isandla ezinhlelweni ze-Legal Aid. Futhi iminikelo yakho yenza umthelela ophusile kubantu emphakathini wethu. Ngokubambisana singasebenzela ukuthuthukisa izinga lempilo yomakhelwane bethu."
I-Legal Aid ihalalisela ukuzikhandla kwethu pro bono amavolontiya. Ukuze uhlanganyele, vakashela iwebsite yethu, noma i-imeyili probono@lasclev.org.