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The New Pro Bono Standards: Update on the 2013 Revisions


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Why you should attend

The American Bar Association has just released updated Standards for Pro Bono Legal Services Programs.  Join this program to learn about what the Standards provide, and how you might use them to improve or build on your program.

What you will learn

  • Overview of the Pro Bono Standards
    • The nature and purpose of the Standards
    • Development of the Standards
    • How the Standards are used
  • Updates to the Standards
    • Significant revisions
  • Hot Topics and Controversies
    • Governance and board roles
    • Attorney-Client privilege issues
    • Pro Bono placement and volunteer support

Who should attend

Anyone interested in pro bono and volunteering and those involved in developing or administering pro bono programs, such as, pro bono coordinators from law firms, pro bono managers and executive directors in legal aid organizations, free standing pro bono program staff, and local and state bar association staff and officers, would greatly benefit from attending this program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

November 14, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  (P.S.T.)

9:00 Program Overview and Introductions

Tiela Chalmers

9:15 Overview of the Pro Bono Standards

  • The nature and purpose of the Standards
    • Role of the ABA
    • Minimum standards and gold standards
    • Applicability
  • Development of the Standards
    • Initial process
    • Process of revision
      • Working group
      • Public input
  • How the Standards are used
    • Existing pro bono programs
    • New pro bono programs
    • Funders
    • Volunteers and others
  • Structure of the Standards
    • Black letter, Commentary, Links
    • The different sections of the Standards
    • How to find what you are looking for

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

10:15 The New Pro Bono Standards - Hot Topics and Controversy

  • Significant changes in the update
  • Controversial topics, Part I:
    • Governance and board roles
    • Allocation of cases to pro bono
    • Other

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

11:15 Networking Break

11:30 Controversial Issues, Part II

  • Volunteer support
    • Training
    • Mentoring
    • Cultural competency
  • Pro bono programs and the attorney-client privilege
    • When is an attorney-client relationship created?
    • What are programs’ obligations?
  • Pro bono placement
    • Giving attorneys a free first look
    • Taking cases back?
  • Other

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

12:30 Adjourn

Chairperson(s)
Tiela Chalmers ~ Tiela Chalmers Consulting
Speaker(s)
Sharon E Goldsmith ~ Executive Director, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
Cheryl Zalenski ~ Director, Center for Pro Bono, American Bar Association
Program Attorney(s)
Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute

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PLI California Center, 685 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105. (415) 498-2800

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This is a webcast of the live San Francisco session.

Why you should attend

The American Bar Association has just released updated Standards for Pro Bono Legal Services Programs.  Join this program to learn about what the Standards provide, and how you might use them to improve or build on your program.

What you will learn

  • Overview of the Pro Bono Standards
    • The nature and purpose of the Standards
    • Development of the Standards
    • How the Standards are used
  • Updates to the Standards
    • Significant revisions
  • Hot Topics and Controversies
    • Governance and board roles
    • Attorney-Client privilege issues
    • Pro Bono placement and volunteer support

Who should attend

Anyone interested in pro bono and volunteering and those involved in developing or administering pro bono programs, such as, pro bono coordinators from law firms, pro bono managers and executive directors in legal aid organizations, free standing pro bono program staff, and local and state bar association staff and officers, would greatly benefit from attending this program.

PLI Group Discounts

Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.

PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm

Contact the Groupcasts Department via email at groupcasts@pli.edu for more details.

Cancellations

All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.

November 14, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  (P.S.T.)

9:00 Program Overview and Introductions

Tiela Chalmers

9:15 Overview of the Pro Bono Standards
  • The nature and purpose of the Standards
    • Role of the ABA
    • Minimum standards and gold standards
    • Applicability
  • Development of the Standards
    • Initial process
    • Process of revision
      • Working group
      • Public input
  • How the Standards are used
    • Existing pro bono programs
    • New pro bono programs
    • Funders
    • Volunteers and others
  • Structure of the Standards
    • Black letter, Commentary, Links
    • The different sections of the Standards
    • How to find what you are looking for

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

10:15 The New Pro Bono Standards - Hot Topics and Controversy

  • Significant changes in the update
  • Controversial topics, Part I:
    • Governance and board roles
    • Allocation of cases to pro bono
    • Other

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

11:15 Networking Break

11:30 Controversial Issues, Part II

  • Volunteer support
    • Training
    • Mentoring
    • Cultural competency
  • Pro bono programs and the attorney-client privilege
    • When is an attorney-client relationship created?
    • What are programs’ obligations?
  • Pro bono placement
    • Giving attorneys a free first look
    • Taking cases back?
  • Other

Tiela Chalmers, Sharon E. Goldsmith, Cheryl Zalenski

12:30 Adjourn

Chairperson(s)
Tiela Chalmers ~ Tiela Chalmers Consulting
Speaker(s)
Sharon E Goldsmith ~ Executive Director, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
Cheryl Zalenski ~ Director, Center for Pro Bono, American Bar Association
Program Attorney(s)
Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute
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