On Friday, February 21st I broke from my normal office routine and headed up to Fordham Law School for the annual Fordham Environmental Law Review Symposium, which this year was titled “Eye of the Storm: Hurricane Sandy Response and Rebuilding Strategies.” The panels at the Symposium demonstrated an emphasis on addressing the systemic problems
Conferences
PBN’s Tech & Marketing Tips for the NY Pro Bono Coordinator Network!
I was delighted by the invitation to speak recently at one of my favorite events – the yearly gathering of New York’s Pro Bono Coordinator Network, held during the New York State Bar Annual Meeting in NYC. The meeting brings together pro bono professionals of all persuasions – from large urban legal services organizations and…
We’re Going To TIG
This year’s Technology Initiative Grant’s annual conference is slated for next week, January 15th through the 17th in Jacksonville, Florida. This is the only national conference to focus specifically on technology in nonprofit legal service environments. This year’s conference highlights online intake and triage, support for self-represented litigants as well as data analysis and visualization.
NLADA 2013: Delivering On The Promise and Measuring It Too!
Although this was not my first time attending NLADA, one aspect of this year’s discussions hit me harder than it had in years past. While it could be the session I attended, it seemed that amongst the many innovative workshops a growing number focused on data and statistics. Not just why agencies must collect data…
Superstorm Sandy Series: One-Year Later Reflections
Pro Bono Net’s Adam Friedl and Jake Hertz share their reflections on the one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
Jake Hertz
The one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy is a moment to step back, take stock of our successes and failures, and ponder how we can apply the lessons learned to continuing Sandy relief efforts and…
Bankruptcy Basics for Low-Income Clients
Chair: Sally J. Elkington, Elkington Law
Why You Should Attend
Although the recession is beginning to even out and foreclosures in many parts of the country are in the decline, the recession continues to affect financially marginalized people in disproportionate…
A Conversation with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky at PLI’s 15th Annual Supreme Court Review
A few weeks ago, Pro Bono Net’s Adam Friedl and I had the opportunity to attend Practising Law Institute’s 15th Annual Supreme Court Review, a day of lively panel discussions about the Court’s October 2012 term that assembled an enviable lineup of prominent legal scholars. The…
Ethical Issues in California Pro Bono Representation
Submitted by the Practising Law Institute
Since 2011, the Practising Law Institute (PLI) has helped us champion the necessity of pro bono as one of our Bronze Corporate Sponsors. PLI is dedicated to providing attorneys with information and techniques to develop a professional, competitive edge and recognizes the importance of pro bono in helping attorneys…
A Few Thoughts on Access to Justice from an Outsider Insider
By Jake Hertz, Program Associate
As a new employee at Pro Bono Net, I attended the Task Force to Expand Civil Legal Services in New York’s Second Annual Conference on Access to Justice and Law Schools as something of an outsider insider. I was in the legal services world, but not yet of it. My…
Top Takeaways from PBN’s EJC First Timers
Pro Bono Net staffers Mirenda Watkins and Adam Friedl share their top takeaways from the Equal Justice Conference, which they both attended (and presented at) for the first time this year.
Mirenda Watkins
Since joining the Pro…