Sentences with phrase «immigration law clinic»

«Professor Heather Scavone, Director of Elon Law's Humanitarian & Immigration Law Clinic, will moderate a panel with Elizabeth Collins of United Guaranty and Jessica Yanez, an Elon Law alum with Yanez Immigration Law here in Greensboro.

«Southwestern's Immigration Law Clinic provides students with a wonderful opportunity to learn lawyering skills and at the same time, offers high - quality legal assistance to some of our most vulnerable children.»

Ann earned her law degree from the University of California at Davis where she represented clients through the Prison Law Clinic and Immigration Law Clinic.

In law school, Ariel was a student advocate with the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, assisting with cancellation of removal cases for indigent noncitizens, and an editor for the Journal of International Law and Policy.

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In 2012 and 2014 she represented the University of Puerto Rico in the international rounds of the Phillip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition, held in Washington D.C.. On her last year, she practiced in the Law School's Immigration Law Clinic.

Amy boasts impressive credentials, including participating in the WVU Immigration Law Clinic, where she assisted multiple clients in obtaining political asylum, and a successful appeal through the Seventh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

Through this volunteer engagement, Mary created and conducted immigration law clinics on a pro-bono basis for several years.

Not exact matches

Police and federal officials, though, countered that they remain focused on curtailing a gang that preys on immigrants and said the steps they take are based on evidence.The report by the New York Immigration Coalition and the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic at the CUNY School of Law warns about the danger of law - enforcement agencies slipping into profiling and discriminatory policing.&raqLaw warns about the danger of law - enforcement agencies slipping into profiling and discriminatory policing.&raqlaw - enforcement agencies slipping into profiling and discriminatory policing.»

Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins will hosted the rally in partnership with other elected officials and community groups throughout Westchester County including the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Cabrini Immigrant Services, Community Voices Heard, the Yonkers Islamic Center, the Muslim American Society of Upper New York, St. Catherine AME Zion Church, Calvary Baptist Church, the Minister's Fellowship Council of White Plains and Vicinity, the Westchester Black Women's Political Caucus, and Temple Beth Shalom in Hastings - on - Hudson.

Long Island immigrants facing the threat of deportation soon will have a new resource to aid their defense, as Hofstra University's law school is opening a clinic to help some make their cases before immigration authorities and to craft proposals that could influence the policy debate.

The coalition consists of the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), Immigrant Justice Corps, the Community Justice Clinic at the UB School of Law and the New York City Council.

We spoke to a number of students from UQ and QUT about their volunteering experiences at the Homeless Persons» Legal Clinic, the Mental Health Law Clinic, the Prisoners» Legal Service, the Women's Legal Service, the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service, the LGBTI Legal Service, and the Environmental Defenders Office.

I was exposed to some immigration law as an undergraduate student working in a legal clinic and found the work interesting, but, admittedly, I know little about what it actually means to practice in this field.

In two separate victories this semester, students in Miami Law's Immigration Clinic represented two Jamaican LGBT individuals seeking protection from homophobic violence in their home country.

General clinics cover civil non-family law issues and specialty clinics cover family law, domestic violence issues, and immigration.

Prior to working with the ILRC, Grisel was a litigation associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and a Stimson Fellow housed at the UC Davis Law School Immigration Clinic and California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.

Helen attended Harvard Law School, where she was involved in the International Human Rights Clinic and the Immigration and Refugee Clinic (and worked on human rights investigations in El Salvador and Brazil).

AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

The committee administers, evaluates, and markets programs and recruits volunteer lawyers for: several pro se clinics on various legal topics such as family law, small claims and collections, immigration, bankruptcy court proceedings; the annual People's Fair and Veterans» Day Stand Down events; various «call — a — lawyer» programs offered by TV or radio stations, and other such programs or events as needed.

Our lawyers collaborate with local and regional legal services organizations on a host of projects, including: representing victims of domestic violence at final hearings on protective orders; staffing and operating walk - in clinics for indigent clients; handling intake of new clients for organizations; and training volunteers to handle cases in areas such as immigration, asylum, elder law, domestic violence and family law.

During her time at Harvard Law School, Helen participated in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and the Family Law Clinic.

The Children & Youth Law Clinic (CYLC) is an in - house, live - client clinic that represents children in foster care and former foster youth in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, immigration and other general civil legal matters, ensuring that they have a voice in court proceeClinic (CYLC) is an in - house, live - client clinic that represents children in foster care and former foster youth in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, immigration and other general civil legal matters, ensuring that they have a voice in court proceeclinic that represents children in foster care and former foster youth in dependency, health care, mental health, disability, independent living, education, immigration and other general civil legal matters, ensuring that they have a voice in court proceedings.

Immediately before joining the School of Law's faculty, she was a Visiting Clinical Professor of Law at Florida International University's College of Law, where she taught in - house clinics in the areas of immigration and human rights and a doctrinal course on immigration lLaw's faculty, she was a Visiting Clinical Professor of Law at Florida International University's College of Law, where she taught in - house clinics in the areas of immigration and human rights and a doctrinal course on immigration lLaw at Florida International University's College of Law, where she taught in - house clinics in the areas of immigration and human rights and a doctrinal course on immigration lLaw, where she taught in - house clinics in the areas of immigration and human rights and a doctrinal course on immigration lawlaw.

Representing Abused, Abandoned, Neglected Unaccompanied Minors in State Court Proceedings, Continuing Legal Education Pro Bono Seminars held in January, 2003 (co-sponsored by Children & Youth Law Clinic, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center and the American Immigration Lawyers Association; March, 2003 (co-sponsored by FIAC and Holland & Knight); and July, 2003 (co-sponsored by Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Broward Lawyers Care, and FIAC).

Professor Rebecca Sharpless, Director of Miami Law's Immigration Clinic received the Excellence in Advocacy Award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, South Florida Chapter, for class action litigation brought on behalf of Somali nationals who were shackled and abused on a botched deportation flight.

Chicago Legal Clinic 2938 E. 91st St. Chicago, IL 60617 [phone] [email protected] Service Area (s): bankruptcy, guardianship, adoption, domestic violence, landlord / tenant matters, tort defense, contract law, wills, immigration

She completed a clinic program at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, volunteered at Civil Society, a non-profit assisting victims of trafficking, and did a practicum at the immigration firm of Contreras Edin & Associates.

The clinic represents clients in family law cases in Boulder District Court, social security disability cases before federal administrative law judges, and asylum cases before immigration law judges.

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Prior to her appointment at Queen's, Sharry practiced immigration and refugee law with Legal Aid clinics in Toronto and in private practice.

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Those cuts will include no longer operating the law clinic, which provides pro bono legal service primarily in immigration and employment law fields.

In this episode of the ABA Law Student Podcast, host John Weber talks to Carl Hernandez about the immigration clinic at Brigham Young University.Their clinic is managed mainly by students and

Legal aid for civil cases — from domestic violence to housing to health to debt to immigration matters — is provided by a patchwork of public interest law firms and community and charitable clinics, many of which are funded by the Legal Services Corporation.