Professional Skills Series: Understanding and Advocating for Vulnerable Communities

Each meeting typically runs from noon to 2 pm, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation and other lawyering questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group. Experienced litigators will be present during the entire event.

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Professional Skills Series: Avoiding Grievances when Working with Challenging Clients

Each meeting typically runs from noon to 2 pm, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation and other lawyering questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group. Experienced litigators will be present during the entire event.

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Tax Sale Foreclosure Prevention in Baltimore City

Learn about Tax Sale Foreclosure in Baltimore City. This training is available to lawyers and housing counselors who are interested in volunteering to assist homeowners and/or nonprofit groups facing tax sale foreclosure in Maryland.

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10 Ways to Start Using ChatGPT in Your Practice Today (MAJ CLE)

Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) offers Member pricing for MAJ educational programs to lawyers 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 within 1 year of registration. 

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Preparing a Plaintiff for a Defense Medical Exam (MAJ CLE)

Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ) offers Member pricing for MAJ educational programs to lawyers 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 within 1 year of registration. 

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Tax Sale Foreclosure Prevention in Baltimore City

Learn about Tax Sale Foreclosure in Baltimore City. This training is available to lawyers and housing counselors who are interested in volunteering to assist homeowners and/or nonprofit groups facing tax sale foreclosure in Maryland.

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Litigation Skills Series: Client Interviewing Techniques

Topic: Client Interviewing Techniques

Speaker: Jane Santoni, Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC

About the PBRC Litigation Skills Series:

Each meeting typically runs from noon to 2 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.

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.)

The skills training portion of each event will be made available as an on-demand webcast recording.

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