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Summer Associate Program
2008 training schedule

Our summer trainings are open only to attorneys and summer associates working at Corporate Partner firms participating in inMotion’s Summer Associate Program. View a list of participating firms.

If your firm is participating, contact your firm’s pro bono coordinator or recruiting department to learn how you can sign up for a training and volunteer to take a case. 

Child and spousal support
WhenWednesday, May 28, 2008
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereGreenberg Traurig, LLP
200 Park Avenue
(between East 44th and 45th Streets)
New York, NY 10166
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Instructors

Margie Bechara, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Wendy Silva, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion

Prerequisites

This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.

Contact

For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.

Contact

3 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 1.0 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in child and spousal support proceedings in Family Court. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. A child and/or spousal support case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will require one or more court appearances.

Only attorneys and summer associates assigned a child and/or spousal support matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Uncontested divorce
Midtown East training
WhenWednesday, May 28, 2008
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereShearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
Conference room 2J/K
(between East 52nd & 53rd Streets)
New York, NY 10022
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Instructors

Benis Guzman, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Gabriella F. Richman, Esq., supervising staff attorney, inMotion

PrerequisitesYou must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
  • Davis Polk & Wardwell
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
ContactFor more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
Contact

2.5 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 0.5 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in uncontested divorce proceedings. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. An uncontested divorce case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will not require court appearances; judgment is granted following the submission of the appropriate documents.

Only attorneys and summer associates from Davis Polk & Wardwell, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Shearman & Sterling LLP, or Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP who have been assigned an uncontested divorce matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Litigating orders of protection and child custody/visitation cases in Family Court
WhenThursday, May 29, 2008
9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
(between East 43rd and 44th Streets)
New York, NY 10017
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Instructors

Gabriella F. Richman, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion

Wendy Silva, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion

Kristen Slesar, LMSW, social worker, Domestic and Other Violence Emergencies (DOVE) Program, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Edelma Yashmira Aguirre, LMSW, social worker, Domestic and Other Violence Emergencies (DOVE) Program, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Prerequisites

This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.

ContactFor more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
Contact

3.5 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 1.5 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in order of protection, child custody and visitation matters in Family Court. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. A case with an order of projection and/or child custody/visitation issues will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will require one or more court appearances.

Only attorneys and summer associates assigned an order of protection and/or child custody/visitation matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Uncontested divorce
Midtown West training
WhenThursday, May 29, 2008
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereSidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
(between West 51st and 52nd Streets)
New York, NY 10019
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Instructors

Margie Bechara, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Rhonda J. Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion

PrerequisitesYou must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
  • White & Case LLP
  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
ContactFor more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
Contact

2.5 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 0.5 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in uncontested divorce proceedings. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. An uncontested divorce case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will not require court appearances; judgment is granted following the submission of the appropriate documents.

Only attorneys and summer associates from Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, White & Case LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, or Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP who have been assigned an uncontested divorce matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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VAWA self-petitions and battered spouse waivers
WhenThursday, May 29, 2008
9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
590 Madison Avenue
(at 57th Street)
New York, NY 10022
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Instructors

Esther Limb, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Gisselle Pardo, LCSW, manager, social services, inMotion
Libby Vázquez, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion

Prerequisites

This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.

Contact

For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.

Contact

3.5 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 1.5 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent immigrant women domestic violence victims who are eligible for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections in immigration proceedings. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. A VAWA self-petition or battered spouse waiver case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case may require representing the client at a non-adversarial interview before immigration services.

Only attorneys and summer associates assigned a VAWA self-petition or battered spouse waiver matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Uncontested divorce
Downtown training
WhenFriday, May 30, 2008
9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereSullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
Conference room C2 10 and 11
(between Water and South Streets)
New York, NY 10004
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InstructorsBenis Guzman, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion Rhonda
Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion
PrerequisitesYou must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
  • Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
  • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
  • McKee Nelson LLP
ContactFor more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
Contact

2.5 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 0.5 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in uncontested divorce proceedings. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training.

An uncontested divorce case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training. Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will not require court appearances; judgment is granted following the submission of the appropriate documents.

Only attorneys and summer associates from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, or McKee Nelson LLP who have been assigned an uncontested divorce matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Litigating contested divorces
WhenWednesday, June 4, 2008
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)

WhereWhite & Case LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
(between West 44th and 45th Streets)
New York, NY 10036
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Instructors

Azaleea Carlea, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Rhonda J. Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion

Prerequisites

This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.

Contact

For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.

Contact

3 CLE credits upon course completion (for admitted attorneys only)
1.5 skills / 1.0 professional practice / 0.5 ethics

For admitted attorneys only, up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period).

Attorneys and summer associates will be trained to represent inMotion clients in litigated divorce actions in Supreme Court. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Issues to be addressed will include: equitable distribution of marital property, spousal support or maintenance, child support, and child custody and visitation. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided by your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training. A contested divorce case will also be assigned by your firm's inMotion liason in advance of the training.

Summer associates will work in teams of at least two, with an attorney assigned to supervise the case. If the case is not resolved by the end of the summer, the supervising attorney will handle the case until it is completed. The assigned pro bono case will require one or more court appearances.

Only attorneys and summer associates assigned a contested divorce matter need to register for this training. Please obtain the manuals and case files from your firm's inMotion liaison in advance of the training date.

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Child and spousal support
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Litigating orders of protection and child custody/visitation cases in Family Court
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Downtown training
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