The Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Service to the Public Committee is seeking volunteers for their Imprint Program. The Imprint Program is a way for middle school and high school students to connect with young attorneys in their community and develop writing and analytical skills. Each student in the participating class will be paired up with a volunteer attorney. Both the attorney and the student will be assigned a novel to read over a two to three month period. On alternating weeks, the student and attorney will write letters to each other, discussing both their lives and interests as well as discussing the portion of the novel that was read that week. By the end of the program, the student and attorney will have developed a mentoring relationship and will have the chance to meet at an informal luncheon celebrating the project.
The first letters will go out in mid-February. To participate, you must be available for the program-end party occurring on May 5 or 6 (depending on which class you are assigned to).
An orientation meeting for volunteers will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 19 at the Standard Insurance Center auditorium. Attendance at the orientation is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged.
If you are interested in participating, please hit the Volunteer Schedule button below.
If you have questions, please contact:
Jeanne Sinnott
Miller Nash LLP
111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503.205.2418
jeanne.sinnott@millernash.com
Requirements :
Reading an assigned novel, then writing a letter every-other week to your assigned student. At the end of the program, meeting the student at a celebration luncheon at the student's school. Total time commitment would be one to two hours per week for three to four months.
