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Asylum (2)

Immigration Law: Asylum Based on Sexual Orientation

  • By:AIDS Legal Referral Panel
  • Date:Wed Apr 14
  • Time:12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Time Zone:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Crowell & Moring LLP 275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor San Francisco, CA
  • Contact: Diana Camacho at trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org

Gender-Based Asylum

  • By:The New York Immigration Coalition – Immigrant Concerns Training Institute
  • Date:Thu Apr 29
  • Time:10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    The New York Immigration Coalition 137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
  • Contact: Jonathan Vidal at jvidal@thenyic.org

Consumer (8)

Consumer Bankruptcy Basics

  • By:Minnesota CLE
  • Date:Tue Apr 06
  • Time:8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    MinnCLE - 3rd Floor City Center 600 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: at registrar@minncle.org

Basic Consumer Debt Training

  • By:NYS Courts Access to Justice Program
  • Date:Tue Apr 13
  • Time:6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    NYS Courts 111 Centre Street 11th Floor Jury Room New York, NY
  • Contact: at vlpcivil@courts.state.ny.us

Subprime Lending and Litigation Strategies

  • By:The Legal Aid Society
  • Date:Thu Apr 15
  • Time:6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY
  • Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org
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Criminal (1)

Parole Advocacy Training Workshop

  • By:DC Bar Pro Bono Program
  • Date:Fri Apr 23 - Fri Apr 30
  • Time:10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location:
    Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC
  • Contact: Kim DeBruhl at kdroberson@dcbar.org

Death Penalty (1)

2010 Innocence Conference in Atlanta

  • By:Georgia Innocence Project
  • Date:Fri Apr 16 - Sun Apr 18
  • Time:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Atlanta, GA

Disability (3)

The Americans with Disabilities Act and Mental Health: Exploring Public Benefits and Child Welfare

  • By:Urban Justice Center
  • Date:Thu Apr 08
  • Time:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Moot Courtroom at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
  • Contact: at hrosenblum@urbanjustice.org

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Harrisburg

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 17
  • Location:
    Widener University School of Law 3800 Vartan Way Harrisburg, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Springtown

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 24
  • Location:
    Springtown Volunteer Community Fire Department 3010 Rte. 212 Springtown, PA

Domestic Violence (4)

Alternatives for Battered Women Clinic

  • By:Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County LSC funded
  • Date:Mon Apr 05
  • Time:7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location:
    Call for location Rochester, NY
  • Contact: Linda Kostin at lkostin@wnylc.com

Protection Orders Training

  • By:Colorado Women's Bar Association
  • Date:Fri Apr 16
  • Time:8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Holland & Hart, LLP 555 17th St. 32nd Floor Denver, CO

International Family Justice Center Conference

  • By:Family Justice Center Alliance
  • Date:Tue Apr 27 - Thu Apr 29
  • Time:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Crowne Plaza, San Antonio Riverwalk 111 Pecan Street East San Antonio, TX
  • Contact: Melissa Mack at melissa@nfjca.org
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Employment (1)

Enforcing Federal Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers

  • By:The Legal Aid Society
  • Date:Thu Apr 08
  • Time:6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Shearman & Sterling LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY
  • Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org

Family Law/Matrimonial (9)

Alternatives for Battered Women Clinic

  • By:Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County LSC funded
  • Date:Mon Apr 05
  • Time:7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location:
    Call for location Rochester, NY
  • Contact: Linda Kostin at lkostin@wnylc.com

VLP - Family Law 101

  • By:Volunteer Lawyers Project LSC funded
  • Date:Tue Apr 13
  • Time:4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location:
    Volunteer Lawyers Project 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400 Boston, MA
  • Contact: Isabel Burney at iburney@vlpnet.org

Northwest Louisiana Family Law Seminar

  • By:Northwest Louisiana Pro Bono Project
  • Date:Thu Apr 15 - Fri Apr 16
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Shreveport, LA
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Housing (12)

VLP- Landlord/Tenant Law

  • By:VLP
  • Date:Tue Apr 06
  • Time:4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Location:
    VLP 99 Chauncy Street Suite 400 Boston, MA
  • Contact: Isabel Burney at iburney@vlpnet.org

Armchair Training: Finding Foreclosure Relief in Tough Times (Webinar)

  • By:LAAC
  • Date:Thu Apr 08
  • Time:12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Online, CA
  • Contact: Denise Watt at dwatt@pic.org

Fair Housing Implications: At Admission, During Tenancy, and Lease Termination Webinar Series (Part 1)

  • By:Minnesota Legal Services Coalition LSC funded
  • Date:Fri Apr 09
  • Time:10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Time Zone:Central Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    From your own computer Anywhere, MN
  • Contact: Ann Conroy at aconroy@mnlegalservices.org
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Human Rights (8)

USCIS Stakeholder Teleconference on Temporary Protected Status for Haiti (Audio)

  • By:USCIS
  • Date:Fri Apr 02
  • Time:1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    This event takes place telephonically. Webinar/Teleseminar United States
  • Contact: Suzie Clarke at Suzanne.clarke@dhs.gov

Basic Immigration Law Training Seminar -- Intensive & Comprehensive

  • By:MidWest Legal Immigration Project
  • Date:Mon Apr 05 - Fri Apr 09
  • Time:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites 4800 Merle Hay Road Des Moines, IA
  • Contact: James Benzoni at immigrantproject@aol.com

Immigration Law: Removal Defense

  • By:AIDS Legal Referral Panel
  • Date:Wed Apr 07
  • Time:5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Bar Association of San Francisco 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA
  • Contact: Diana Camacho at trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org
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Immigration (10)

USCIS Stakeholder Teleconference on Temporary Protected Status for Haiti (Audio)

  • By:USCIS
  • Date:Fri Apr 02
  • Time:1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    This event takes place telephonically. Webinar/Teleseminar United States
  • Contact: Suzie Clarke at Suzanne.clarke@dhs.gov

Basic Immigration Law Training Seminar -- Intensive & Comprehensive

  • By:MidWest Legal Immigration Project
  • Date:Mon Apr 05 - Fri Apr 09
  • Time:8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites 4800 Merle Hay Road Des Moines, IA
  • Contact: James Benzoni at immigrantproject@aol.com

Immigration Law: Removal Defense

  • By:AIDS Legal Referral Panel
  • Date:Wed Apr 07
  • Time:5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Bar Association of San Francisco 301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA
  • Contact: Diana Camacho at trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org
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International Pro Bono (2)

Global and Cross-Border Pro Bono Service: Opportunities and Models for Feasible Participation

  • By:American Bar Association Section of International Law
  • Date:Tue Apr 13
  • Time:3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location:
    Grand Hyatt New York 109 East 42nd Street New York, NY

National Pro Bono Forum

  • By:PILA
  • Date:Wed Apr 28
  • Time:1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location:
    Conference Hall of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Karmelitská 7 Lesser Town (Palais Rohan) Prague Czech Republic
  • Contact: Vítezslav Dohnal at vdohnal@pilaw.cz

Juveniles (3)

Lawyers Fostering Independence CLE

  • By:Center for Children & Youth Justice - Lawyers Fostering Independence Program
  • Date:Thu Apr 01
  • Time:9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Perkins Coie 1201 3rd Ave Suite 4800 Seattle, WA
  • Contact: Sarah Lysons at slysons@ccyj.org

Combating School Suspensions: Discussing the Practice and Policy involved in Navigating the Legal System to Keep Kids in School

  • By:The Junior Board of Advocates for Children
  • Date:Wed Apr 07
  • Time:6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    NYU Law School 40 Washington Square South Room 218 New York, NY
  • Contact: Sara Shin at sshin@advocatesforchildren.org

Child in Need of Care Practice: ASFA and Other Four-Letter Words

  • By:Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project
  • Date:Wed Apr 28
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Alexandria, LA

Military/Veterans (1)

Providing Pro Bono Representation Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans'

  • By:DC Bar Pro Bono Program
  • Date:Fri Apr 16
  • Time:9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location:
    D.C Bar Conference Center 1101 K Street NW, First Floor Washington, DC

Nonprofit/Community Development (2)

Negotiating a Commercial Lease

  • By:The Legal Aid Society
  • Date:Tue Apr 13
  • Time:6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Nixon Peabody LLP 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY
  • Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org

Workshop for Microenterprises

  • By:Philadelphia VIP
  • Date:Wed Apr 21
  • Time:8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    DiBruno Bros. 1730 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA
  • Contact: Theresa Brabson at jvolunteer@phillyvip.org

Pro Bono/Legal Services (8)

Global and Cross-Border Pro Bono Service: Opportunities and Models for Feasible Participation

  • By:American Bar Association Section of International Law
  • Date:Tue Apr 13
  • Time:3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location:
    Grand Hyatt New York 109 East 42nd Street New York, NY

Pro Bono and Your Career (webinar)

  • By:Martindale-Hubbell Connected
  • Date:Thu Apr 22
  • Time:4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    online United States

Pro Bono for Business Lawyers: Is there Life after a Recession?

  • By:ABA Business Law Section
  • Date:Fri Apr 23
  • Time:7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location:
    Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Silver Room, Mezzanine Level, Tower Building 1550 Court Place Denver, CO
  • Contact: at oconnora@staff.abanet.org
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Seniors (3)

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Harrisburg

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 17
  • Location:
    Widener University School of Law 3800 Vartan Way Harrisburg, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Springtown

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 24
  • Location:
    Springtown Volunteer Community Fire Department 3010 Rte. 212 Springtown, PA

Elder Law of Michigan's Joe D. Sutton Call to Justice Award Luncheon

  • By:Elder Law of Michigan
  • Date:Fri Apr 30
  • Time:12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
  • Location:
    2200 Moores River Drive Lansing, MI
  • Contact: Alyssa Johnson at ajohnson@elderlawofmi.org

Technology (1)

MyFax Presents: Fax Evolution for Legal Nonprofits (webinar)

  • By:MyFax
  • Date:Tue Apr 27
  • Time:2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Online United States
  • Contact: Sam Wehbe at swehbe@protus.com

Wills/Estates (2)

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Harrisburg

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 17
  • Location:
    Widener University School of Law 3800 Vartan Way Harrisburg, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Springtown

  • By:Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Date:Sat Apr 24
  • Location:
    Springtown Volunteer Community Fire Department 3010 Rte. 212 Springtown, PA

Other (5)

Asian Pacific American Bar Association - 20th Anniversary Celebration

  • By:APABA
  • Date:Thu Apr 08
  • Location:
    Denver Center for Performing Arts Seawell Grand Ballroom Denver, CO

Talk Your Way to the Top of the Profession! Public Speaking for Lawyers

  • By:New York City Bar Association
  • Date:Thu Apr 08
  • Time:9:00 AM - 5:15 PM
  • Time Zone:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    New York City Bar 42 West 44th Street New York, NY
  • Contact: at citybarcenterforcle@nycbar.org

15th Annual Tulane Law School Summit on Environmental Law & Policy

  • By:Tulane Continuing Legal Education
  • Date:Fri Apr 09
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    New Orleans, LA
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