VOLUNTEER Registration Form
Name: ___________________________________________
Home Address: ____________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Tel (Home): ______________________________ Mobile: __________________________________ Work details: Employer: Address: Tel (Work): Would you prefer correspondence to be sent to your: home address business address
E-mail: ______________________________
Do you check this email regularly?
Yes No
OCCUPATION / EXPERIENCE Please tick the box that corresponds with your professional status: Currently practicing as a Barrister
Devilling
Currently practicing as a Solicitor
Apprentice Solicitor
Overseas qualified Solicitor / Barrister Student/Other
Qualified in Ireland but not currently practicing law
Legal Qualifications: ________________________________________________________________
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Date or Expected Date of Admission/ Final Qualification in Ireland:
Date of Recognition of Qualification in Ireland (if applicable):
____________________________
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Please tick the box corresponding to your level of experience in the following areas of law: Family Law:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Succession/ Probate:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Tax:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Employment Law:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Housing/Tenancy:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Criminal Law:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Credit and debt:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Social Welfare:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Immigration/Refugee:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Personal Injuries:
Limited
Some
Extensive
Do you have any other areas of legal expertise? ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Are there any areas in which you would be interested in obtaining further training and/or information? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ AVAILABILITY Free Legal Advice Centres are open Monday through Thursday evenings (between 7pm and 9pm approx.) in various locations around Dublin. Please indicate your preferred location/s: Dublin North Finglas, Ballymun
Dublin West Blanchardstown, Clondalkin, Ballyfermot, Lucan
Dublin South Crumlin, Tallaght, Ballyfermot
Dublin Inner City
Outside Dublin (please specify location)
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Rosters are used to coordinate volunteer placement and help ensure regular attendance. Please indicate what days you are available: Monday evening
Tuesday evening
Wednesday evening
Thursday evening
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How often would you like to volunteer at the Free Legal Advice Centre? Weekly
Fortnightly
Monthly
LANGUAGE SKILLS Do you speak another language apart from English? No Yes (please specify) __________________ If yes, would you be willing to interpret, if required, in the course of volunteering at one of our Centres? No
Yes
OTHER SKILLS
Please outline any other skills or experience you have which you think may be of assistance to the Free Legal Advice Centres (eg specific expertise and training skills, research, interpersonal, community etc. ) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
Have you volunteered with FLAC, or another community organisation previously? If so, where, when and how? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ Please outline why you wish to volunteer with FLAC: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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How did you come to know of FLAC? Law Society advertisement
College/ university
FLAC website
Through a colleague/friend
Newspaper article
Other website (________________ )
Other organisation _______ (please detail:
Other
(please detail: _____________________ )
Previous involvement with FLAC ) Volunteering Ireland site
Signed: _________________________________ Date:
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Thank you for expressing an interest in volunteering with FLAC. Please return your completed form, together with a copy of your current CV, to: Sarah Horgan, FLAC, 13 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1
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