Attached is the New York City Pro Bono and Legal Services Training Calendar for March 2008.

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NYC Pro Bono and Legal Services Training Calendar
March 2008

This monthly calendar is a joint project of The Legal Aid Society the Legal Support Unit of Legal Services for New York City, Pro Bono Net and Volunteers of Legal Service. Its purpose is to inform the legal services and pro bono community in New York City of training events that are relevant to delivery of legal assistance to poor people.

Most events require registration and some charge fees. Contact the sponsoring agency for more information, or click on the title of the program to access a full description of each event on the www.probono.net/ny website calendar. Programs of particular interest to pro bono lawyers are marked :::

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Arts (1)

MediateArt's Training Program: Spring 2008

By: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Date: Wed Mar 19 - Thu Mar 20
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
New York City, NY
Contact: Ben Brandow at bbrandow@vlany.org

Children's Rights (2)

Aging Out of Foster Care

By: Community Service Society/The Center for Benefits and Services
Date: Tue Mar 04
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
105 East 22nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY
Contact: Migdalia Molina at mmolina@cssny.org

No Place to Live: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care

By: St. John's University Law School Child Advocacy Clinic
Date: Fri Mar 28
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
St. John's University Manhattan Campus
101 Murray Street New York, NY
Contact: Dale Margolin at Margolid@stjohns.edu

Civil Rights (1)

Deploying the City Human Rights Law in Your Practice

By: Legal Services for New York City LSC funded
Date: Wed Mar 05
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Legal Services for New York City
350 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY
Contact: Dimple Abichandani at Dabichandani@lsny.org

Disability (1)

N-648 Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Mon Mar 10
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Employment (1)

Enforcing Federal Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers :::

By: The Legal Aid Society
Date: Tue Mar 11
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP,
919 Third Avenue New York, NY
Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org

Ethics (1)

Ethics for Immigration Practitioners :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Fri Mar 14
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Family/DV (4)

Litigating Contested Divorces CLE Training :::

By: inMotion
Date: Thu Mar 06
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas (Between West 48th and 49th Streets) New York, NY
Contact: Maria Correa at mcorrea@inmotiononline.org

Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: U Visas :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Fri Mar 14
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Litigating Orders of Protection and Child Custody/Visitation Cases in Family Court CLE Training :::

By: inMotion
Date: Wed Mar 19
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue (Between East 44th and 45th Streets) New York, NY
Contact: Maria Correa at mcorrea@inmotiononline.org

VAWA Self-petition and Battered Spouse Waiver, Part 2 Adjustment of Status CLE Training :::

By: inMotion
Date: Thu Mar 27
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas (between 52nd and 53rd streets) New York, NY
Contact: Adelina Herrarte at aherrarte@inmotiononline.org

Federal Courts (1)

Current Developments in Federal Civil Practice 2008

By: Practising Law Institute
Date: Wed Mar 26
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Practising Law Institute
810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY
Contact: Leonard McKenzie at lmckenzie@pli.edu

Health Care (1)

Immigrant Access to Health Care :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Thu Mar 13
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Housing (2)

Public Housing/Section 8 Appeals: For Applicants

By: Community Service Society/The Center for Benefits and Services
Date: Wed Mar 26
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
105 East 22nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY
Contact: Migdalia Molina at mmolina@cssny.org

No Place to Live: The Housing Crisis Facing Youth Aging-Out of Foster Care

By: St. John's University Law School Child Advocacy Clinic
Date: Fri Mar 28
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
St. John's University Manhattan Campus
101 Murray Street New York, NY
Contact: Dale Margolin at Margolid@stjohns.edu

Immigration (9)

Special Immigration Juvenile Status :::

By: The Legal Aid Society
Date: Tue Mar 04
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Latham & Watkins LLP,
885 Third Avenue New York, NY
Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org

How to Obtain BIA Recognition for Your Agency and Become an Accredited Representative :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Thu Mar 13
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Immigrant Access to Health Care :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Thu Mar 13
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Ethics for Immigration Practitioners :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Fri Mar 14
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: U Visas :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Fri Mar 14
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Immigration Status and Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Mon Mar 17
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Tax Issues for Immigrants: For Legal Practitioners and Other Advocates :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Tue Mar 18
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Basic Immigration Law 2008

By: Practising Law Institute
Date: Thu Mar 20
Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Practising Law Institute
810 Seveth Avenue New York, NY
Contact: Leonard McKenzie at lmckenzie@pli.edu

VAWA Self-petition and Battered Spouse Waiver, Part 2 Adjustment of Status CLE Training :::

By: inMotion
Date: Thu Mar 27
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas (between 52nd and 53rd streets) New York, NY
Contact: Adelina Herrarte at aherrarte@inmotiononline.org

Legal Services (3)

The Power Of Pro Bono: 2008 Pro Bono Institute Seminar and Forum on In-House Corporate Pro Bono :::

By: Corporate Pro Bono
Date: Thu Feb 28 - Sat Mar 01
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
The Willard InterContinental
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Contact: Esther F. Lardent at event@probonoinst.org

Pro Bono Opportunities Day 2008 :::

By: NYC Bar Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee
Date: Thu Mar 06
Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
42 West 44th Street New York, NY
Contact: Mary Shakun at mshakun@bakerlaw.com

Ethics for Immigration Practitioners :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Fri Mar 14
Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Nonprofit/Community Development (1)

MediateArt's Training Program: Spring 2008

By: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Date: Wed Mar 19 - Thu Mar 20
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
New York City, NY
Contact: Ben Brandow at bbrandow@vlany.org

Prisoners' Rights (1)

Representation of Abused Prisoners :::

By: The Legal Aid Society
Date: Wed Mar 19
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
O’Melveny & Myers LLP,
7 Times Square New York, NY
Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org

Pro Bono (2)

The Power Of Pro Bono: 2008 Pro Bono Institute Seminar and Forum on In-House Corporate Pro Bono :::

By: Corporate Pro Bono
Date: Thu Feb 28 - Sat Mar 01
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
The Willard InterContinental
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
Contact: Esther F. Lardent at event@probonoinst.org

Pro Bono Opportunities Day 2008 :::

By: NYC Bar Pro Bono and Legal Services Committee
Date: Thu Mar 06
Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:
42 West 44th Street New York, NY
Contact: Mary Shakun at mshakun@bakerlaw.com

Public Benefits (2)

Immigration Status and Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Mon Mar 17
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

Public Housing/Section 8 Appeals: For Applicants

By: Community Service Society/The Center for Benefits and Services
Date: Wed Mar 26
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
105 East 22nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY
Contact: Migdalia Molina at mmolina@cssny.org

Special Programs (2)

Justice and the Role of Class Actions

By: The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Date: Fri Mar 28
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
Contact: at classactionconference@gmail.com

New York City Bar Association 2008 Legal Services Awards Nominations Are Due Today!

By: New York City Bar Association
Date: Mon Mar 31
Location:
New York, NY
Contact: Gabrielle Brown at gbrown@nycbar.org

Tax (1)

Tax Issues for Immigrants: For Legal Practitioners and Other Advocates :::

By: The New York Immigration Coalition
Date: Tue Mar 18
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CLE Credit
Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
Contact: Eugene Dmitriev at edmitriev@thenyic.org

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