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Free CLE trainings
Continuing legal education
InMotion offers free, CLE-accredited, live trainings throughout the year in matrimonial, family and immigration law. Training sessions include a special focus on both the impact of domestic violence on the lives of survivors and the challenges faced by immigrants.
Upon completing a training seminar, attorneys commit to taking a pro bono case either individually or as part of a team of two or more attorneys. Detailed practice manuals and sample documents are provided. Our experienced staff attorneys are on hand to answer questions and review documents throughout your inMotion case. Training videos are available for individuals who are unable to attend one of our scheduled training sessions.
Attorneys not yet admitted to the New York bar can take a case under the supervision of an admitted attorney pursuant to inMotion’s Student Practice Order. Contact inMotion for more information.
Your commitment
Trainings are offered to attorneys who are willing to take an inMotion pro bono case immediately following the completion of the training course. Pre-registration is required for all trainings.
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Upcoming CLE trainings
2008 Summer Associate Program
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| Course list — Summer 2008 Trainings |
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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 | | |  | | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Greenberg Traurig, LLP 200 Park Avenue (between East 44th and 45th Streets) New York, NY 10166 View map
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Margie Bechara, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Wendy Silva, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
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This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.
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For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | |  | | Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Shearman & Sterling LLP 599 Lexington Avenue Conference room 2J/K (between East 52nd & 53rd Streets) New York, NY 10022 View map
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Benis Guzman, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Gabriella F. Richman, Esq., supervising staff attorney, inMotion
| |  | | You must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
| | | |  | | For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | | |  | | Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue (between East 43rd and 44th Streets) New York, NY 10017 View map
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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
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This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.
| | | |  | | For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | |  | | Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue (between West 51st and 52nd Streets) New York, NY 10019 View map
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Margie Bechara, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Rhonda J. Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion
| |  | | You must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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White & Case LLP
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Sidley Austin LLP
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Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
| | | |  | | For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | | |  | | Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 590 Madison Avenue (at 57th Street) New York, NY 10022 View map
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Esther Limb, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Gisselle Pardo, LCSW, manager, social services, inMotion
Libby Vázquez, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
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This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.
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For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | |  | | Friday, May 30, 2008 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street Conference room C2 10 and 11 (between Water and South Streets) New York, NY 10004 View map
| |  | | Benis Guzman, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion Rhonda
Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion
| |  | | You must be an employee or summer associate at one of the following firms to participate in this training:
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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
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McKee Nelson LLP
| | | |  | | For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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 | | |  | | Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Pre-registration required.
(register online or see contact information)
| |  | | White & Case LLP 1155 Avenue of the Americas (between West 44th and 45th Streets) New York, NY 10036 View map
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Azaleea Carlea, Esq., staff attorney, inMotion
Rhonda J. Panken, Esq., supervising attorney, inMotion
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This training is only open to participating Corporate Partner firms.
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For more information, email summerprogram@inmotiononline.org or call 646.442.1169.
| | | |  | | 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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