Pro Bono in Practice: Human Trafficking

Thursday May 01
2014

  • By: Pro Bono Institute, West LegalEdcenter
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Online
    Webinar, United States
  • Contact:
    WestLegalEdcenter
  • Website: westlegaledcenter.com
  • Source: New York

This program will explore pro bono opportunities and developments related to human trafficking. Discussion will include the status of available pro bono opportunities, emerging issues, how to get started, opportunities for collaboration, and whether and how, given the state of the law and legal needs, trafficking-related pro bono delivery systems can be taken to scale, in ways that range from litigation to policy work.

Presenters:

  • Hilary Axam, Director, Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice
  • Jeanne Cohn-Connor, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Patrick Rickerfor, Global Pro Bono Manager
  • Martina Vandenberg, President and Founder, The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center

Registration is free for Law Firm Pro Bono Project Member Law Firms. Law firm participants should contact Law Firm Pro Bono Project Assistant Eva Richardson for the promotional code to register for the live programs or get them on demand free of charge once they have aired.

Corporate participants should contact Corporate Pro Bono Project Assistant Eric Florenz for registration information. For all other attendees registration is $60.00.

More information, including CLE details, is available at the Pro Bono Institute and WestLegalEdcenter.

  • CLE Credit Comments: If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description on the WestLegalEd site. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.
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