Representing Asylum Seekers: Mock Hearing Edition

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law 500 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD, United States

Asylum-seekers are 14 times more likely to be able to stay in the U.S. when they have a lawyer representing them. As lawyers, you can learn the skills to help immigrants seeking safety and stability in the wake of violence.

Criminal Record Expungement in Maryland: A Comprehensive Overview

Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library 1410 West Street, Annapolis, MD, United States

This training covers Maryland criminal record expungement law, working with low-income and homeless clients, expungement filing and Court process, considerations due to the new Maryland cannabis laws, and expungement mistakes and how to avoid them. Participating lawyers must be barred in Maryland and agree to accept 3 client matters from an MLSC-grantee expungement provider within 1 year of registering.

Hot Tips in Workers’ Compensation (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Hot Tips in Workers’ Compensation (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details. 

Litigation Skills Series: Pro Bono Practice & Legal Ethics: Issues and Challenges

Live Webinar MD

Each meeting runs from noon to 2:00 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.

Hot Topics in Elder Law (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details. 

Hot Topics in Elder Law (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Income Taxation of Non-Grantor Trusts and Estates (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details. Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details. 

Family Practice Update 2023 (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details. 

Immigration Delays and National Security (MSBA CLE)

Live Webinar MD

Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.

Advising and Forming New Nonprofits & Community Organizations in Maryland

Gordon Feinblatt, LLC 1001 Fleet St Suite 700, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, United States

This training is designed for lawyers, law students, and recent law school grads, with little or no experience, to learn the process of incorporating and advising MD nonprofits, applying for 501(c)(3) tax exemption, maintaining compliance, and other nonprofit matters. The training includes materials and instruction on how to work with small, volunteer-run nonprofit clients, drafting and advising on bylaws and conflict of interest policies for small nonprofits, incorporation as a nonstock corporation, applying for recognition of 501(c)(3) tax exempt status and updates to the IRS Form 1023 and 1023-EZ, zoning, and advising nonprofits on ongoing legal compliance.