Pro Bono Basics New York 2017: Best Practices and Ethics

Topics:
  • Access to Justice

Why You Should Attend

This program will address practical issues that often arise in pro bono representation and strategies for successfully handling them.

What You Will Learn

Tools for working effectively with low-income clients
How to balance other professional obligations with pro bono representation
Strategies for securing adequate training and mentorship for unfamiliar areas of law and venues
Strategies for obtaining pro bono opportunities for in-house, transactional, and litigation attorneys
Ethical Issues in pro bono representation
Who Should Attend

New York attorneys considering pro bono representation as well as attorneys new to public interest and legal services practice will benefit from this program. Attorneys involved in law firm or corporate legal department pro bono coordination also will find this program useful.

Cost: $0

  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE-NY Credits Credit Status: Approved Transitional: Newly admitted NY attorneys CAN earn ethics, professional practice, law practice management, and skills credits in this format. Total Credits: 2.00 Ethics: 1.00 Skills: 1.00 CLE-NJ Credits Credit Status: Approved Total Credits: 2.40 Ethics: 1.20 General: 1.20
  • Contact:
    Leonard McKenzie
    Practising Law Institute
    212-824-5826
  • Website: www.pli.edu