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Pro Bono Training: Landlord Tenant Resource Center Project

 The Landlord Tenant Resource Center provides free legal information to unrepresented tenants and landlords engaged in housing disputes in D.C. Customers receive information on court processes and assistance in preparation of pleadings. Student volunteers will assist attorneys with case triage and limited screening to determine the nature of the customer’s inquiry and level of need. To participate in the project, you must be trained.

Women in Criminal Law Panel

Join the Women's Law Association for a panel of two attorneys from the DC Public Defender's Service and two attorneys from the US Attorney's Office of DC as they discuss how being a women in criminal law has impacted their practice, and how the field is changing. The event will run from 12 pm to 1 pm, and there will be 30 minutes of networking to follow. This event is co-sponsored by the Criminal Law Society. 

Human Rights and Migration: Crisis in the Americas

JOIN US FOR A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH VARIOUS EXPERTS

Panelists:

Álvaro Botero, Member & Rapporteour, Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers, United Nations

Maureen Meyer, Director For Mexico and Migrant Rights, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)

Anita Sinha, Assistant Professor Of Law, Director, International Human Rights Law Clinic, Washington College of Law

Moderator:

Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Member, Committee Against torture (CAT), United Nations, Professorial Lecturer in Residence & Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights And Humanitarian Law, Washington College Of Law 

RSVP: hracademy@wcl.american.edu

Clinical Program October Meet & Greet

 Come do some trick-or-treating and learn about all the amazing clinical programs!

Clinical Program October Meet & Greet!

Come do some trick-or-treating and learn about all the amazing clinical programs!