Oct 24-27/NYC - Bridge-the-Gap CLE

Recent law school graduates and newly admitted attorneys may fulfill their first or second
year Mandatory CLE requirements through the NYS Courts Access to Justice Program's FREE Bridge-the-Gap CLE
Ethics, Skills, Professional Practice, and MORE!
16 Total CLE Credits: 7 Professional Practice Credits, 6 Skills Credits, 3 Ethics Credits,
NEW! Pro Bono Practicum (earn up to 6 pro bono service CLE credits) *
Monday, October 24, 2011
Registration: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Ethics 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Uncontested Divorce 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
NYC Civil Court, 111 Centre Street, NY, NY
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Registration: 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM
Landlord/Tenant Law 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM
NYC Civil Court, 111 Centre Street, NY, NY
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Registration: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Consumer Debt Law 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen St, Bklyn
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Registration: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Consumer Debt Law 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen St, Bklyn

Bridge the gap between law school and the realities of practicing law through presentations by experienced practitioners and a HANDS-ON Pro Bono Practicum with the NYS Courts Volunteer Lawyer for the Day Program that will provide participants with the opportunity to

• gain client interviewing skills,
• represent clients in court,
• negotiate with opposing counsel, and
• argue before a judge.

Gain invaluable experience in lawyering while helping some of New York's most disadvantaged civil litigants obtain due process of law. Participants are supervised on site by attorneys with expertise in Consumer Credit, Housing and Divorce law.

*In return for 16 CLE credits and 6 pro bono CLE credits, participants are required to complete a 50 hour pro bono practicum assisting litigants in NYC Civil and Supreme Courts within 6 months of training. (Newly admitted attorneys may use pro bono service credits on a carryover basis.)

TO REGISTER EMAIL: Bridgegap@courts.state.ny.us or call (646) 386-5425
Limited Seating-Register today to guarantee your seat!
*This course is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

• CLE Credit Comments: *In return for 16 CLE credits and 6 pro bono CLE credits, participants are required to complete a 50 hour pro bono practicum assisting litigants in NYC Civil and Supreme Courts within 6 months of training. (Newly admitted attorneys may use pro bono service credits on a carryover basis.)

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