The Legal Aid Society is proud to present its annual training series for attorneys interested in participating in The Society's Pro Bono Program.

This year’s trainings will focus on Community Economic Development. We have outstanding faculty from The Legal Aid Society and the private bar who are experts in their fields of practice scheduled for each training.

Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization

Counsel for an existing nonprofit organization must be aware of the wide variety of legal and business compliance obligations confronted by its clients. This program will cover the essentials of counseling the small to medium-sized nonprofit organization, including: good governance best practices; fiduciary duties of the board of directors; annual reporting to the IRS and the Charities Bureau. In addition, participants will learn to use a nonprofit compliance checklist, a tool that helps nonprofits and
their attorneys to keep track of the sometimes bewildering range of nonprofit organization compliance obligations.

This seminar is well-suited to anyone who has completed the Not-for-Profit Incorporation CLE or who has equivalent experience.

Faculty:

• Alison King, Esq., Kaye Scholer LLP
• Meredith Stead, Esq., Kaye Scholer LLP,
• Anita Pelletier, Esq., Nixon Peabody;
• Susan Chase, Esq., Civil Practice

Cost: Free*

*Training is without charge, but space is limited and priority is given to law firms who partner with The Legal Aid Society to provide pro bono legal services to low-income New Yorkers whose generosity makes this program possible . Attorneys who attend one or more of the sessions are expected to undertake the pro bono representation of one or more Legal Aid Society clients over the course of the next year. These seminars also are open to Attorney Emeritus lawyers who are transitioning from a full-time legal practice or have retired and wish to con-tribute their time and expertise on behalf of low-income New Yorkers.

Registration:  Please complete the attached Registration Form and return by email to Rosemary Hare-Bey, Pro Bono Coordinator, at rharebey@legal-aid.org.  For each session registration will be between 6:00 - 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. The program will immediately follow, concluding at 8:30 p.m.

Space is limited at each session, so please RSVP as early as possible to ensure participation.