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Basic CLARO Training
Tuesday March 06
2018
- By: Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice, Bronx County Bar Association, Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc.
- Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
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Location:
Wagner CollegeOne Campus RoadWagner Union Hall, 2nd Fl., Room 201Staten Island, NY
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Contact:
Wilma Tamayo-AbreuFordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice212-636-7671
The Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office ("CLARO") is a limited, legal advice project for unrepresented debtor-defendants.
CLARO is an innovative and collaborative effort, staffed and run by bar associations, legal services providers, and local law schools and colleges.
Volunteer lawyers are needed to assist the significant numbers of unrepresented litigants who have a pressing need for legal services on a host of consumer law issues, particularly consumer debt.The volunteer attorneys in the CLARO Programs help visitors by explaining the court process, reviewing their case files, preparing court papers and giving advice that will help to resolve their consumer debt issues.
Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys
Topics include: Introduction to CLARO; Ethical Considerations; Client Interaction; Pre-Litigation & The Life of a Debt; The Court Process & Key Motions; Substantive Defenses; Negotiating a Settlement; Stipulations
- CLE Credit Comments: Your Commitment: To receive 3 CLE credits you must volunteer for six total hours with CLARO by September 30, 2018 Volunteers may serve with one of the following consumer debt pro se assistance programs, all of which provide limited legal advice to unrepresented consumers: Bronx CLARO; Brooklyn CLARO; Manhattan CLARO (must be a NYCLA member or Fordham Law School alumnus/a); Queens CLARO; Staten Island CLARO; and/or Westchester CLARO.