2022-2023 PBRC Professional Skills Academy

2022-2023 PBRC Professional Skills Academy - Fellowship Application

First Name

Last Name

Date of Admission to Maryland bar

Phone

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip

Place of employment

Job title

Why are you drawn to participate in this program? (What do you hope to accomplish for others? For yourself?) (No more than 150 words.)

What if any has been your past experience with pro bono legal service or other forms of commitment to professionalism? (No more than 150 words.)

What is an example of a problem you currently see in the delivery of justice or the justice system generally, that you would be personally motivated to work to solve? What is a practical step you could take or resource you could help create to help solve the problem? (No more than 150 words.)

If selected, do you commit to completing the program?

YesNo

Please list the name and email address of a supportive reference (a former or current supervisor, law faculty, or another Maryland attorney who has an ongoing interest in your professional well-being). This person should be someone with whom you would like to share the good news of your selection to, and completion of the Academy. At the end of the year, we will invite each completing Fellow’s reference to the recognition event.

Do you have any professional or ethical restriction that would prevent you from advising an asylum seeker in a deportation hearing before the US Immigration Court? (Such a restriction is not a bar to your application.)

NoYes

Do you have any professional or ethical restriction that would prevent you from representing a tenant in a Failure to Pay Rent action in the Baltimore City District Court? (Such a restriction is not a bar to your application.)

NoYes

Under PBRC’s COVID-19 safety protocols, social distancing must be adhered to during in-person interactions whenever possible, all staff and volunteers must be vaccinated unless subject to an exemption, and wearing a mask is currently required while indoors.

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Which of the following is of significant importance to you, in being matched with a mentor? Select as many as you wish.

What should we know as we seek to match you with a mentor? (For example, your area of practice or interest, or anything else.)

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