Pro Bono

On Friday, June 15, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., NIJC will conduct a training for pro bono attorneys interested in representing detained and non-detained asylum seekers. 

On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) will conduct a webinar training for pro bono attorneys regarding special considerations when representing LGBT asylum seekers.  To register for the webinar, please click here.  Please contact Claire Coogan at ccoogan@heartlandalliance.org with any questions.

On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST, the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) will conduct a webinar training for pro bono attorneys regarding the nuts and bolts of legal memoranda and brief writing.  The webinar will focus on best practices for attorneys drafting legal memos for the asylum office and asylum briefs for cases before the immigration court.

On Friday, January 20, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the National Immigrant Justice Center will hold a training for attorneys interested in representing asylum seekers. Please invite interested friends and colleagues to attend. Illinois CLE credit will be available. Please contact Claire Coogan at ccoogan@heartlandalliance.org to RSVP and for more information.

This is an opportunity for immigrant rights advocates, representatives of LGBT institutions, members of faith-based organizations, and anyone interested in the intersection between the LGBT community and immigration policy, to ask their representatives about the political landscape in Washington D.C. As the Congressmen head back to the capitol, this will also be their chance to hear from LGBT people affected by immigration policy and to consider the questions, concerns, and priorities of community members.