Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Alida Weidensee holds a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Bachelor's degree in International Studies and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With extensive experience in legal services, Alida currently serves as a Saeks Fellow at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. Previously, Alida held positions as a Cooper Fellow at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, a Legal Intern at Standpoint (MN), and a Judicial Extern at the US District Court. Earlier roles include a Summer Law Clerk at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and a Paralegal at The Law Office of Layde & Parra SC. Alida has also interned with Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor, addressing constituent concerns, and worked as a Special Education Paraprofessional in the Oregon School District. Additionally, Alida's experience in translation and communication developed while interning at The Latino Academy of Workforce Development has complemented their legal career.
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. provides free, high-quality legal help to low-income people in critical civil matters. For more 110 years, we’ve helped individuals and families secure and protect their basic needs, maintaining freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness, and abuse. Because, Justice Matters ®. TO GET HELP CALL 1-888-575-2954 OR APPLY ONLINE at www.smrls.org SMRLS® mission is: To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low-income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to: (1) enforce their legal rights; (2) obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice; (3) maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse; (4) empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus, helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit. SMRLS®, through a diverse, respectful and fair working environment, and legal assistance and community education activities, promotes and respects the dignity of low-income persons and seeks new and effective solutions to the critical and common legal problems of low-income persons which arise in a broad community context.