January 2020
Representing Tenants in Prince George’s County Rent Court
The training, co-sponsored by Community Legal Services of Prince George’s County (CLS), will cover Landlord-Tenant rules, cases, and practical advice, preparing attorneys to represent tenants in Failure to Pay Rent cases.
Find out more »Immigration Legal Triage
This training, offered to attorneys and Spanish-speaking law students as part of the Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP), will teach about how you can help vulnerable immigrant children and families learn the law and preserve their claims while they look for an attorney. The training will cover immigration benefits and defenses to deportation (asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, U visas, family petitions and more), best practices for interviewing, tips for working with an interpreter, and providing pro se assistance as a nonprofit volunteer.
Find out more »February 2020
Litigation Skills Lunch & Learn: Prep & Direct a Witness
This event includes a 50-minute training segment; 50 minutes of hypotheticals or role-playing exercise; and a 50-minute open Q/A session. A light lunch is served. Participation is open to attorneys who have already accepted a pro bono commitment through a PBRC training within the past 12 months OR who commit to answer at least three legal questions for low-income Marylanders, using the https://Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org website. (Instructions will be provided.)
Find out more »Representing Asylum-Seekers: Model Hearing Edition
The AM session will cover how to represent children and families applying for asylum while in removal proceedings (including asylum law, special protections for children, filling out the application, and appearing in court). The PM session will include a presentation from the Court and a series of model hearings with Assistant Chief Immigration Judge David M. Jones. Open to pro bono attorneys as well as non-attorneys who are willing to act in the Model Hearing.
Find out more »Estate Planning Clinic – Baltimore City
Seniors in Baltimore can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Monday, February 24, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at St. Agnes Hospital, 900 Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21229. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Baltimore seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
Find out more »Tax Sale Prevention in Baltimore City
Learn about Tax Sale and Tax Foreclosure in Baltimore City! This is a basic training, available to attorneys and housing counselors who are interested in volunteering to assist homeowners and/or nonprofit groups facing tax sale foreclosure in Baltimore City.
Find out more »Estate Planning Clinic – Prince George’s
Seniors in Prince George's County can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at First New Hope Baptist Church, 4818 Suitland Road, Suitland-Silver Hill, MD 20746. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Prince George’s County seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
Find out more »May 2020
Estate Planning Clinic – Prince George’s
Seniors in Prince George's County can attend a FREE Estate Planning Clinic on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, at Greenbelt Municipal Building, 425 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770. Volunteer attorneys will meet one-on-one with Prince George’s County seniors at the day long clinic and prepare wills, advance medical directives and financial powers of attorney.
Find out more »The 22nd Annual Partners for Justice Conference
Each year the Partners for Justice Conference presents a unique opportunity for legal services program staff, the public and private bar, members of the judiciary, human services agencies, elected officials, and others to discuss critical issues facing the poor and underrepresented in our state and in the surrounding areas. With an expected number of almost 300 attendees, the structure of the day includes a variety of panel discussions related to the delivery of legal services to the poor and disenfranchised, a morning plenary, and a luncheon keynote address by powerful guest speakers with a passion for justice.
Find out more »June 2020
12th Annual Veterans’ Legal Assistance Conference & Training
Designed for lawyers, law students, veterans, policymakers and other service professionals, this annual conference provides a forum for discussion of critical legal issues facing our veterans. It features substantive panels on hot topics in veterans law and also offers training to volunteer lawyers who commit to provide pro bono assistance to veterans in need.
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