Description
Total Credits: 8.0 (Professional Practice 4.5, Skills 1.5, Ethics 1.0, Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias 1.0)
This program is designed to encourage attorneys to take on immigration pro bono cases and to enter the field of immigration law. This program will inform attorneys of the support available in the field of immigration law. The program will also include an overview of relevant substantive law combined with practical skills and an hour dedicated to the new “diversity, inclusion and elimination of bias” CLE credit.
· Conversation on Needs for Lawyers in Immigration Proceedings
· Introduction to Immigration Concepts
· Family Based Immigration
· Deportation Defense
· Cultural Sensitivity in Working With Immigrant Clients
· Mock Immigration Court Hearing
· Legal Method, Citing, Quoting & Ethics
· Winning Rhetorical Devices
Program Faculty
Jojo Annobil, Esq. | Immigrant Justice Corps | NYC
Camille Mackler, Esq. | New York Immigration Coalition | NYC
Joanne Macri, Esq. | NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services | Albany
Professor Sarah Rogerson | Albany Law School | Albany
Brian M. Wang, Esq. | Law Office of Brian Wang, PLLC | Albany
Stephen Yale-Loehr, Esq. | Cornell Law School | Ithaca
Jojo Annobil, Esq. | Immigrant Justice Corps | NYC
Camille Mackler, Esq. | New York Immigration Coalition | NYC
Joanne Macri, Esq. | NYS Office of Indigent Legal Services | Albany
Professor Sarah Rogerson | Albany Law School | Albany
Brian M. Wang, Esq. | Law Office of Brian Wang, PLLC | Albany
Stephen Yale-Loehr, Esq. | Cornell Law School | Ithaca
Materials
| 1 - Camille Mackler and Joanne Macri - IIRIRA Twenty Years Later - Time for a Mandatory Access to Counsel (274 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 2 - Sarah Rogerson PowerPoint - Introduction to Immigration Concepts (603.7 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 3 - Brian Wang PowerPoint - Family Based Immigration Basics (864.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 4 - Carmen Maria Rey PowerPoint - Deportation Defense - How to Handle Your First Pro Bono Removal Case (1.5 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 5 - Cross-Cultural Competence Resource List - August 2012 (88.3 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 5 - Debra Chopp - Addressing Cultural Bias in the Legal Profession (2.7 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 5 - Working with Interpreters Tip Sheet (140 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 6 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Application for Naturalization (919.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 2018 Asylum Manual (17.9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Electronic Coursebook - Introduction to Immigration Law (19.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||