NYC Housing Court Volunteer Lawyer for the Day Program Training (Free)

  • 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: New York State Courts Access to Justice Program
  • New York County Civil Court
    Map:
    111 Centre Street
    New York, NY
Topics:
  • Pro Bono
  • Housing

Training topics covered include:

  • Ethics for Volunteer Attorneys
  • Nonpayment Proceedings
  • Negotiating & Drafting Stipulations of Settlement

EARN A TOTAL OF 3.5 FREE CLE CREDITS in exchange for 2 days of REPRESENTATION within 3 months of training - CLE credit awarded upon completion of required volunteer service.

Volunteer attorneys provide limited representation for unrepresented litigants in their nonpayment cases in the Housing Court’s Resolution Part. The representation begins and ends the same day. This program is conducted in partnership with CUNY School of Law's Community Legal Resource Network in New York, Kings and Queens counties. The Program also operates in Bronx County Housing Court.You can learn more about the Volunteer Lawyer for the Day Program here.

See attached flyer for further information.

Registration: RSVP required:  VLFDHousing@nycourts.gov