We are currently looking for the following types of volunteers:

Administrative/Secretarial Support. We are looking for someone to help us manage the high volume of mail that we receive from prisoners seeking our help.  We hope to find a volunteer who can commit 15-20 hours per week to reading and responding to prisoner correspondence as directed by our Assistant Director.  This work must be done in our office at the Washington College of Law.  Our ideal candidate is someone with strong writing and organizational skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.  We will consider college students, retirees, and other interested members of the community.  Legal experience is helpful but not required.

Driver And Reader.  Finally, we are looking for a member of the community who is willing to drive to courthouses around our region to retrieve and evaluate transcripts for innocence issues.  Travel will be within the states of Maryland and Virginia.  Unfortunately, we are unable to reimburse for mileage, though we do have a budget for case-related costs such as photocopying.  Familiarity with legal documents and innocence issues is useful, but we are prepared to train an otherwise outstanding candidate.  We would expect a volunteer to devote an average of at least two days a month to this project.    

If you are interested in any of these volunteer oppotunities, please e-mail a resume and cover letter to MAIP's Assistant Director, Eily Raman, at ERaman@wcl.american.edu.  Thank you!