Office Policy Resources
Developing written office practice and procedure policies can be a daunting task. The NACC Guidebook (The Blue Book) provides broad systemic guidance for model office operations. The following resources are intended to help programs develop the kind of specific practices and procedures recommended by the Blue Book.
If you have a policy you would like to share, please email it to Advocate@NACCchildlaw.org.
Sample Office Manual
1. Policy/Procedure Manual: Legal Services for Children, San Francisco CA
Sample Workplace Policies
1. Workplace Requirements: Northwest Justice Project, Seattle , WA
2. Public Relations Policy: Washoe Legal Services, Nevada
Sample Employee Policies and Benefits
1. Employee Handbook: KidsVoice, Pittsburgh , PA
2. Employee Handbook: Legal Aid Society Hawaii
3. Personnel Manual: Legal Services for Children, San Francisco CA
4. Personnel Policies: NACC, Denver CO
5. Loan Repayment: St. Louis City CASA, St. Louis , MO
6. Model Affirmative Action Plan: Massachusetts Diversity Coalition
7. Equal Opportunity Plan: Legal Assistance Foundation, Chicago , IL
Sample Employee Orientation
1. Orientation Outline: St. Louis City CASA, St. Louis , MO
Our thanks to Management Information Exchange (MIE) for its permission to share several of these office policies and procedures from its electronic library. MIE's mission is to spark excellence in leadership, management and fundraising in legal aid programs serving low income clients, through training, consulting and publishing activities. MIE is a nonprofit organization of more than 300 subscriber programs including federally funded, IOLTA-funded, pro bono, protection and advocacy, elder and other legal aid programs. MIE provides subscribers with training opportunities, fundraising consulting, management consulting, a resource library and the MIE Journal. MIE offers subscribers practical information and assistance in managing, supervising, planning, priority setting, working with staff, increasing pro bono efforts, building effective boards of directors, avoiding employment law problems, collective bargaining, using technology, training and developing new resources. For more information visit www.m-i-e.org , or contact MIE at info@m-i-e.org .