Volunteer Qualifications and Expectations
- A demonstrated interest/concern for the needs of the Asian and Pacific Islander and low income communities.
- A commitment of a minimum 10 weeks, across your specific program area.
- Must reside within the Bay Area and available to come to the office in-person for all shifts.
- All legal and client-related work is reserved for those who are of 18+ years.
Available Volunteer Roles
Volunteers at ALA are welcome to explore various topics and programs within ALA’s umbrella. Volunteers may have the opportunity to participate in a variety of administrative and fundraising support services.
- Legal Intake
- Help provide free legal consultations to potential clients. Work directly with clients and attorneys to provide free consultations. Various shifts and times are available.
- Intake Schedule:
Monday 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 11:30am, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 11:30am
Thursday: 9:00am – 11:30am, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Friday: 9:00am – 11:30am
- Intake Schedule:
- Volunteers for this role must be 18+.
- Volunteers for this role must be located within the Bay Area and available to come to the office in-person for some shifts.
- Fill out our interest form here!
- Help provide free legal consultations to potential clients. Work directly with clients and attorneys to provide free consultations. Various shifts and times are available.
- Immigration Clinics
- Clinics are hosted three to four times a month, on Fridays and one Saturday a month. here, volunteers will be able to work directly with clients to help fill out immigration benefit applications. This is a completely in-person position.
- Volunteers for this role must be 18+.
- Volunteers for this role must be located within the Bay Area and available to come to the office in-person for all shifts.
- Fill out our interest form here!
- Language Interpretation
- Bilingual and multilingual volunteers are essential to our work here at ALA. Volunteers with proficient or fluent secondary-language skill are often asked to help with document translation, consultations, and interpretation. This is a mostly remote position, with few exceptions for client interpretation.
- Fill out our interest form here!
- Civic Engagement
- Voter and election-related activities: voter registration and outreach, phonebanking, canvassing, poll monitoring, etc.
- Tabling at local community events
- AAPI Voices for Justice: community education and outreach to uplift AAPI voices locally in San Jose, CA and Santa Clara County.
- Volunteers for this role must be located within the Bay Area and available to come in-person for all shifts.
- Fill out our interest form here!
How to Apply to Volunteer
Send a completed Volunteer Application, your current resume, and state the opportunity you’re interested in at ALAVolunteerCoord@asianlawalliance.org.
- To save the below application, open the application in full screen mode, then click “print” in the top right corner.