Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2016 (Webinar)

Topics:
  • Pro Bono
  • Immigration

This training will be held live at the PLI New York Center and simultaneously webcast nationwide.  

Why You Should Attend
With more than 300,000 deportation and removal cases handled by U.S. immigration authorities each year, immigrants in the United States are in need of competent and knowledgeable representation in this important area of law. Studies have shown that those without legal representation face a significantly higher risk of removal, regardless of eligibility for relief. In response to the acute need for trained attorneys to defend the record number of immigrants facing removal, prominent members of the bar and bench have called for more pro bono work to be done to fill the gap. At this program, panels of nationally recognized experts will provide a comprehensive, nuts and bolts overview of how to most effectively defend immigrants facing removal proceedings.

What You Will Learn
Recent developments in asylum law The nuts and bolts of cancellation of removal Representing the criminal defendant in removal proceedings Representing Children in Removal Proceedings and Immigration Relief for Victims of Crime or Abuse Ethical issues in removal proceedings Practice, Procedure, and Special Considerations for Detainees in Removal Proceedings

Who Should Attend
This program will benefit lawyers who represent immigrant clients facing removal proceedings.

Cost: $395*

*Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are available to pro bono attorneys, judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, attorneys 65 or older, law students, librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, unemployed attorneys and others with financial hardships.

 

Registration and More Information

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  • CLE Credit Comments: CLE-NY Credits Credit Status: Approved Transitional: Newly admitted NY attorneys CAN earn ethics, professional practice, and law practice management credits CANNOT earn skills credits in this format. Total Credits: 7.50 Ethics: 1.00 Skills: 1.00 Professional Practice: 5.50 CLE credit information for other states is available on the registration page of this training. CLE-NJ Credits Credit Status: Approved Total Credits: 7.50 Ethics: 1.20 General: 6.30
  • Contact:
    Leonard McKenzie
    Practising Law Institute
    212-824-5826
  • Website: www.pli.edu
  • Attachment(s): Scholarship_Application_2015.pdf