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| The following chapter details who to contact in the pro bono community, and tips on how to do it. | The following chapter details who to contact in the pro bono community, and tips on how to do it. | ||
| - | ===== Who to Contact—Legal and Non-Legal Professionals ===== | + | ===== Whom to Contact—Legal and Non-Legal Professionals ===== |
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| - | //In October 2009, the International Law Unit of the Graduate Institute, the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the University of Geneva signed an agreement with the Defence Counsels of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon establishing a law clinic in international law. Under this agreement, students from the three academic institutions will conduct research to assist lawyers representing individuals charged with war crimes appearing before these two courts.// | + | //In 2012 **ENCLE, the European Network for Clinical Legal Education**, was set up. ENCLE will serve as an information hub and an open resource for the continent’s clinical community, including law schools, instructors, legal professionals, and NGOs. It will organize conferences, stage workshops, encourage research in the field, and facilitate information exchange through its website.// |
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| + | //In October 2009, the International Law Unit of the Graduate Institute, the **Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights** and **the University of Geneva** signed an agreement with the **Defence Counsels of the International Criminal Court** for the former Yugoslavia and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon establishing a law clinic in international law. Under this agreement, students from the three academic institutions will conduct research to assist lawyers representing individuals charged with war crimes appearing before these two courts.// | ||
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| - | One way to inform law students about the benefits of pro bono work is to organize educational seminars and workshops for them. These may be run by the clearinghouse or in conjunction with bar associations and/or law firms. Not only will seminars educate law students, but law school administrators and professors may also learn more about pro bono from them. A clearinghouse could also attempt to create a legal clinic at the school, with the approval and cooperation of the school. See Appendix 18, How to Create a Legal Clinic. | + | One way to inform law students about the benefits of pro bono work is to organize educational seminars and workshops for them. These may be run by the clearinghouse or in conjunction with bar associations and/or law firms. Not only will seminars educate law students, but law school administrators and professors may also learn more about pro bono from them. A clearinghouse could also attempt to create a legal clinic at the school, with the approval and cooperation of the school. |
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| //In the **United States**, clinical programs are a standard part of the legal education system, and pro bono services are often a prerequisite to graduation. Clinical programs allow students to work with clients and communities to address urgent problems, influence public policy, and improve the quality of legal problem-solving. Finally, they instill a commitment to public service and the value of pro bono work within students, while simultaneously providing an important educational learning experience. Three exemplary law school clinical programs are at:// | //In the **United States**, clinical programs are a standard part of the legal education system, and pro bono services are often a prerequisite to graduation. Clinical programs allow students to work with clients and communities to address urgent problems, influence public policy, and improve the quality of legal problem-solving. Finally, they instill a commitment to public service and the value of pro bono work within students, while simultaneously providing an important educational learning experience. Three exemplary law school clinical programs are at:// | ||
| - | //New York University Law School// | + | //**New York University Law School**// |
| * //Thirtynine clinical programs in areas such as international human rights (in-house clinic), immigration (working with the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Unit), tax (working with the tax department of a large law firm to represent low-income taxpayers in cases before the U.S. Tax Court), environmental law (working with the Natural Resources Defense Council), and civil rights (students handle cases out of the New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union).// | * //Thirtynine clinical programs in areas such as international human rights (in-house clinic), immigration (working with the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Unit), tax (working with the tax department of a large law firm to represent low-income taxpayers in cases before the U.S. Tax Court), environmental law (working with the Natural Resources Defense Council), and civil rights (students handle cases out of the New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union).// | ||
| - | //Harvard University Law School// | + | //**Harvard University Law School**// |
| * //Thirty clinical programs and hundreds of externships.// | * //Thirty clinical programs and hundreds of externships.// | ||
| * //Requires that all law students complete forty hours of law-related pro bono as a condition of graduating.// | * //Requires that all law students complete forty hours of law-related pro bono as a condition of graduating.// | ||
| * //The Class of 2009 completed more than 308,000 hours of pro bono work.// | * //The Class of 2009 completed more than 308,000 hours of pro bono work.// | ||
| - | //Columbia University Law School// | + | //**Columbia University Law School**// |
| - | * //Eight clinical programs.// | + | * //Nine clinical programs.// |
| * //Requires that all law students complete forty hours of law-related pro bono as a condition of graduating.// | * //Requires that all law students complete forty hours of law-related pro bono as a condition of graduating.// | ||
| * //By 2009, Columbia students had contributed about 398,000 hours of pro bono service since the inception of the requirement in 1993. In 2009 alone, students contributed more than 32,000 hours of pro bono service. // | * //By 2009, Columbia students had contributed about 398,000 hours of pro bono service since the inception of the requirement in 1993. In 2009 alone, students contributed more than 32,000 hours of pro bono service. // | ||
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| - | //**PILnet-Budapest’s Clearinghouse** signed a cross-promotional agreement with the Hungarian Bar Association and the Legal Aid Bureau. As a result of this agreement, NGOs that are seeking legal advice but are not eligible for state legal aid are referred to PILnet-Budapest’s Clearinghouse for legal advice. Additionally, the agreement allows each organization—the Hungarian Bar Association and the Legal Aid Bureau and PILnet-Budapest’s Clearinghouse—to display its logo on the others’ websites.// | + | //**PILnet's Hungarian Clearinghouse** signed a cross-promotional agreement with the Hungarian Bar Association and the Legal Aid Bureau. As a result of this agreement, NGOs that are seeking legal advice but are not eligible for state legal aid are referred to PILnet’s Hungarian Clearinghouse for legal advice. Additionally, the agreement allows each organization—the Hungarian Bar Association, the Legal Aid Bureau and PILnet—to display its logo on the others’ websites.// |
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