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The Center for Student Legal Services (CSLS) seeks to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors and is encouraging students to apply no later than Sept. 9. The vacancy is for one at-large director position for a two-year term.

The center is a non-profit law firm dedicated to providing legal advice and representation to 51ĀŅĀ× students. The board is entirely composed of 51ĀŅĀ× students and governs the Center for Student Legal Services, providing an experiential learning opportunity in nonprofit management and law.

ā€œStudents benefit greatly from this experiential learning opportunity. Not only do they develop non-profit management experience, they also gain a behind the scenes look at how a law firm runs,ā€ said Larry Hayman Esq., advisor to the CSLS Board of Directors. ā€œMany of the students who serve on the board want to become attorneys, and this experience benefits them when they launch their post-law school legal careers. Even if students arenā€™t interested in becoming attorneys, they gain leadership, time management, community engagement, and collaboration skills that are critical no matter the field they pursue after graduation.ā€

ā€œWorking on the board of directors has given me a more hands-on perspective on the general operations of a firm and reaffirmed my interest in studying law,ā€ said Zach Donaldson, a sophomore studying political science and the boardā€™s executive vice chairperson.

The application for the directorā€™s position can be found on the website. For more information, contact Courtney Boyd at the Center for Student Legal Services at courtney@studentlegalrights.org.