Pro Bono Net would like to recognize the thousands of volunteer lawyers who make a huge difference for those in need and the incredibly important work of pro bono volunteers in building our capacity to meet the vast unmet need for civil legal services. This year we have been celebrating National Pro Bono Week by… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Immigration Advocates Network
Immi Wins 2018 ClearMark Award for Plain Language
Posted in Announcements, Immigration, Legal Services, Staff News, TechnologyThe Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) and Pro Bono Net (PBN) won this year’s ClearMark Award from the Center for Plain Language, for best Spanish-language website. The winning site, https://immi.org/es, which was launched shortly after the November 2016 elections, helps immigrants understand their legal options and find legal help. Immi is a free online resource,… Continue Reading
IAN Presents their 6th Annual E-Conference Fundraiser
Posted in Announcements, Conferences, Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, Seminar, Technology, WebinarThe Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is excited to announce its sixth annual fundraising e-Conference, “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law,” from November 27th to December 1st, 2017. Join us for a week-long series of interactive online trainings with national experts on family-based immigration, U visas and VAWA, contesting removability, screening for relief, and oral and… Continue Reading
Support Immigrants in Two Easy Steps
Posted in Announcements, Immigration, Legal Services, Mobile, Resources, Technology, Website LaunchAs we enter a new year and a new administration, immigrants and advocates have cause to worry. Last week’s executive orders on immigration signal real action on threats to deport large numbers of immigrants and punish the states and localities that try to protect them, among other draconian measures. Many are asking, “what can I… Continue Reading
IAN Presents their Fifth Annual E-Conference Fundraiser
Posted in Announcements, Conferences, Immigration, Libraries, Pro Bono, Resources, Staff News, Technology, WebinarThe Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is excited to announce its fifth annual e-conference fundraiser, “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law,” from October 31 to November 4, 2016. Join us for a week-long series of interactive online trainings with national experts on representing children, administrative advocacy, entry & admission, U visas, and provisional waivers. We explore… Continue Reading
Resources for Advocates Working with Immigrant Families
Posted in Announcements, Pro Bono, Resources, TechnologyAuthor: Abigail Krusemark, Immigrant Youth Resources Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA) Newly arrived, undocumented Central American children and families face many challenges in the United States: understanding their rights, finding a lawyer, and enrolling children in school, among others. The increase in arrivals has also put pressure on the courts, nonprofit legal and social service providers, and volunteer… Continue Reading
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A Step Forward for Immigrant Women
Posted in Announcements, Launch, Legal Services, Resources, Technology, Website LaunchThere are approximately 5.2 million undocumented women living in and contributing to the United States, many of whom may qualify for immigration relief now or in the near future. The Migration Policy Institute predicts that women may be more likely to be eligible for DAPA, and many women who are crime victims or survivors of… Continue Reading
Are you an attorney that can help? Find an Opportunity at UACresources.org
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyAuthor: Abigail Krusemark, Immigrant Youth Resources Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA), Immigration Advocates Network Over 100,000 unaccompanied children (UACs) have crossed the United States’ southern border since October of 2013. With more than half of these cases still pending in the nation’s immigration courts and nearly 70% of children unrepresented, the need for pro bono is great. The Unaccompanied… Continue Reading
Immigration Advocates Network Profile: Karen Grisez, E-Conference Expert Panelist
Posted in Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Pro Bono, Seminar, Volunteer Profile, WebinarAuthor: Abigail Krusemark, Immigrant Youth Resources Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA), Immigration Advocates Network The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is excited to announce its fourth annual e-conference fundraiser, “Cutting Edge Issues in Immigration Law,” from November 2 to November 6, 2015. In honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, we are spotlighting one of our expert panelists for this year’s e-conference,… Continue Reading
Unaccompanied Children Resource Center Responds to Need for Legal Information
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, TechnologyThe Unaccompanied Children Resource Center launched in early 2015 as a joint project of the Immigration Advocates Network and the American Bar Association. The new website responds to the crisis of unaccompanied immigrant minors in immigration court proceedings. They are leaving their homes for many reasons: to escape abuse, discrimination, gender-based violence, poverty, trafficking, or other desperate situations. Some may qualify to… Continue Reading
Reflecting on 15 years: An interview with Liz Keith
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyThis year, Pro Bono Net celebrated our 15th Anniversary. As we reflect back on the past 15 years, we caught up with a few individuals who were critical to our early growth and development. Below is an interview with Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net Program Director. Pro Bono Net: Tell us about your time and… Continue Reading
LSNTAP/PBN Webinar: Innovations in Technology-enabled Pro Bono
Posted in Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Immigration, Legal Services, Libraries, Pro Bono, Technology, WebinarIn honor of National Celebrate Pro Bono Week, Pro Bono Net and LSNTAP partnered to produce a pre-Celebrate Pro Bono Week webinar on innovations in technology-enabled pro bono. Moderated by Adam Friedl of Pro Bono Net, the webinar presented examples of new innovations in technology to support pro bono, as well as tips on how… Continue Reading
LSNTAP/PBN Webinar: Technology tools to enhance legal services for Limited English proficiency (LEP) Communities: Website, videos, and more
Posted in Courts, Legal Services, Pro Bono, Technology, WebinarIn June, Pro Bono Net partnered with LSNTAP to produce a webinar on technology tools for Limited English Proficiency communities. Moderated by Mirenda Watkins of Pro Bono Net, the webinar examined some of the challenges of creating and maintaining multilingual tech tools and showcased possible solutions to these challenges through innovative examples in the legal… Continue Reading
PBN and IAN Attend the Inaugural New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium Conference
Posted in Conferences, Immigration, Pro Bono, TechnologyOn June 9th Pro Bono Net Executive Director Mark O’Brien and Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) Director Matthew Burnett participated in the inaugural conference of the New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium. Close to three hundred immigration advocates, legal service providers, government officials, and community members joined together to discuss how to better coordinate legal support for… Continue Reading
LSI and PBN: Creating Access with Sponsorships
Posted in Immigration, Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyWhenever I present on language access issues there is always a question of how to provide information to website users who have limited English proficiency (LEP). Because my focus is providing support for the LawHelp.org community, these discussions may range from how best to present information to making content mobile accessible to reaching out to… Continue Reading
Re-Post: Innovative Technology Projects Are Connecting Pro Bono Lawyers with Clients
Posted in Legal Services, Pro Bono, TechnologyThe post below is reproduced from The Shriver Brief and is written by Michele Host, the Senior Attorney-Legal Editor at The Shriver Center. We’re excited that The Shriver Center is taking an interest in Pro Bono Net’s work. Whether they work in private practice, for nonprofits, or for state or local governments, lawyers have many… Continue Reading