There’s still time for Clark County seniors to R.S.V.P. for the upcoming Senior Legal Institute, which will help participants learn more about estate planning, elder law rights and preparing for incapacity. The event is being sponsored by the Senior Citizens Law Project and the Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission and will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Historic Fifth Street School, located at 401 S. Fourth St. Space is limited so seniors are urged to R.S.V.P. to 229-1853.

The Senior Legal Institute is being held in conjunction with National Pro Bono Week, an annual event that is dedicated to finding more pro bono volunteers to meet the ever-growing legal needs of the country’s most vulnerable citizens. The event will begin with a light breakfast and be followed by guest speakers including Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, Chief Justice James W. Hardesty and Justice Michael L. Douglas from the Nevada Supreme Court, and elder law attorney James O’Reilly, Esq.

The event will continue with several different activities. Local attorneys will be available to provide private legal consultations. This will be limited to the first 40 individuals who sign up. There will also be an Estate Planning and Advanced Directive Clinic, also limited to the first 40 individuals who sign up.

The Senior Citizens Law Project was founded in 1978 under the 1965 Title III Older Americans Act and has been sponsored by the city of Las Vegas since its inception. It is partially funded by grants from the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division, the Nevada Law Foundation and the State Bar of Nevada. During the last 30 years, more than 110,000 seniors living in Clark County have been assisted through the program.

Participants must live in Clark County and be 60 years of age or older to attend.