As part of their work as Morrison & Foerster's pro bono
counsel,
Jennifer Brown,
Dorothy Fernandez, and
Rachel Williams coordinate the firm's participation in
clinics that offer free legal services and other resources to
worthy causes and people in need. Here are descriptions of some of
the important work that MoFo volunteers recently performed at
clinics over the summer–efforts that are emblematic of
MoFo's commitment to community service and public interest
work.
San Francisco Asylum with Autodesk
In June, Rachel organized an asylum clinic that took place in
MoFo's San Francisco office with Centro Legal de
la Raza, a legal services organization based in Oakland.
The clinic's participants included a MoFo summer associate,
five MoFo lawyers, and a lawyer and legal interns from the software
company Autodesk, which is a firm client. The volunteers were able
to help five clients who had fled persecution and violence in their
home countries prepare their
