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Bridging The Justice Gap With Technology: Rural Immigrant Connect (Video)

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As an Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Fenwick & West, Renée Schomp serves as a senior staff attorney at nonprofit OneJustice, spearheading the Rural Immigrant Connect project.

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As an Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Fenwick & West, Renée Schomp serves as a senior staff attorney at nonprofit OneJustice, spearheading the Rural Immigrant Connect project. Established through Schomp's leadership, Rural Immigrant Connect connects immigrants in California's Central Valley with ongoing legal representation from Bay Area-based pro bono attorneys through in-person and virtual technology communication.

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