Apr 15/Washington, DC - Representing Political Asylum Seekers - ADVANCED Training

This training session is intended to prepare pro bono attorneys who have more advanced issues in their cases than the general asylum claim. Topics include immigration court procedures, bars to asylum, appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and alternative forms of fear-based immigration relief, such as withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The faculty will include experienced practitioners and immigration judges.This training is appropriate for attorneys, paralegals, and law students. Attorneys must be admitted to practice in some U.S. jurisdiction and have their own malpractice insurance.
Title:
Representing Political Asylum Seekers - ADVANCED Training
Friday April 15 , 2011
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

By:
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program    

Location:

D.C. Bar Conference Center

1101 K Street NW

Washington, DC

Contact:

202-626-3489

Frees (free to some but not all):
Nonprofit Legal Providers $0.00
Paralegals/Law Students $15.00
Attorneys Fee $25.00

More:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.365848-Representing_Political_Asylum_Seekers_ADVANCED_Training