Human Rights First Spring Asylum Trainings: May 24, 2017, and May 25, 2017

Wednesday May 24 -
Thursday May 25 2017

  • By: Human Rights First (NYC and national)
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 12:45 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Gibbons P.C.
    One Gateway Center # 300
    Newark, NJ

Human Rights First will conduct asylum training sessions in May for attorneys interested in taking a pro bono asylum case and others interested in learning more about asylum law and procedure. The trainings are free. No prior experience in immigration law is necessary.

Since 1978, Human Rights First has worked to protect and promote fundamental human rights around the world. Human Rights First’s Refugee Representation program assists indigent refugees from all backgrounds who have fled persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, and who are seeking asylum in the United States. Many are in urgent need of legal representation to prepare their cases for adjudication by judges at the Immigration Court. Others need repres¬entation before the Asylum Office. Some need legal assistance to seek release from immigration detention or representation to fight their cases from within the detention center. Either of these upcoming trainings will give you a strong foundation for taking one of these cases for pro bono representation through our program.

New York
The first training will be on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, located at Four Times Square, New York, NY 10036-6522. The training will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will run until 8:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served. An immigration judge, an asylum officer, an expert on working with survivors of torture, a Human Rights First social worker, and a Human Rights First attorney will speak on techniques for representing asylum applicants and recent developments in asylum law. New York CLE credit will be offered for attending this training. RSVP for this New York training to Lamisse Abdel Rahman at AbdelRahmanL@humanrightsfirst.org by Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

New Jersey
The second training will be on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the law firm of Gibbons P.C., located at One Gateway Center # 300, Newark, NJ 07102.  The training will begin at 10:00 a.m. and run until 12:45 p.m. Light breakfast will be served. An immigration judge, an asylum officer, an expert on working with survivors of torture, and a Human Rights First attorney will speak on techniques for representing asylum applicants and recent developments in asylum law. Both New York and New Jersey CLE credit will be offered for attending this training. RSVP for this New Jersey training to Jacqueline Rojas at RojasJ@humanrightsfirst.org by Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

**This transitional/non-transitional CLE program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York and New Jersey Continuing Legal Education Boards for a maximum of 3 NY credit hours in the Professional Practice category, and 2.4 hours NJ General credit.

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