You, your project team, and your organization will benefit immediately from this practical, skill-building workshop. Gerry Singsen, Singsen and Tyrrell Associates, will lead this training with assistance from experienced managers who are members of the MIE Training Committee. The programming will focus on the role of the pro bono staff in achieving the power of pro bono. This program is designed for law school pro bono and public interest program directors and faculty interested in developing or strengthening law school-based Street Law programs. The workshop will explore the rationale behind teaching law to the public, selected model programs from our network of over 40 law schools, sample lessons, and steps to get started.
All experience levels welcome.
The session will focus on delivering community education and conducting outreach through public access TV, Kiosks, the Internet and other methods. Hotline Programs Hotline managers and developers will meet to discuss hotline operations management and resources. This affinity group is designed for managers and advocates working in a staff program providing representation to low income clients. The session will cover topics of interest both to programs receiving funding from the Legal Services Corporation and those supported by other sources of funding. The courts are taking extraordinary measures to provide pro se's with assistance in various ways, sometimes integrated with practitioners and sometimes without.