Winter Break Pro Bono: Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender’s Office

As fellows in the Program in Law and Public Service, we—Corey Parker and Ray Gans—know that we want to devote our careers to public service. We have also been eager, as 1Ls, to dive in and gain experience in public service. Volunteering pro bono hours with the Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender’s Office over this past winter break provided us with that experience. Corey: Going into the winter pro bono experience, I was fairly certain that I wanted to pursue a career in public defense. I was also hoping that spending time with the attorneys in the office over winter break might help me to secure a position with the office this summer. What I did not expect was to walk away from those two weeks being so confident in my future path. Seeing how passionate the attorneys are about their work and their clients made a huge impression on me. They truly care about the people they represent and are dedicated to listening to what their clients want and telling…

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