BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ncprobono.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T085500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T163000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20170920T125346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213343Z UID:10000063-1509612900-1509640200@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Handling Wage Theft Cases: What You Need to Know DESCRIPTION:Interested in building your practice? North Carolina has seen an increase in demand for attorneys who handle wage theft cases. Wage theft cases offer an opportunity for attorneys’ fees and are a great way to gain practical experience. This discounted seminar will walk you through what you need to know to handle these cases\, including discussion on the North Carolina Wage & Hour Act\, basics of a wage & hour lawsuit\, bankruptcy\, along with practical pointers on representing undocumented workers\, use of interpreters\, and much more!\nPLEASE NOTE: To qualify for discounted tuition\, you must agree to accept up to two referrals in 2018. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/handling-wage-theft-cases-what-you-need-to-know/ LOCATION:North Carolina Advocates for Justice Headquarters\, 1312 Annapolis Dr. \, Raleigh\, NC\, 27608\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.8007854;-78.6582083 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Carolina Advocates for Justice Headquarters 1312 Annapolis Dr. Raleigh NC 27608 US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1312 Annapolis Dr.:geo:-78.6582083,35.8007854 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171102T090000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171003T183541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213316Z UID:10000028-1509613200-1509613200@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Limited Scope Representation 2017: Ethical & Practical Challenges DESCRIPTION:To respond to the access to justice crisis facing the legal system\, the civil legal services community and the judiciary have partnered in the expansion of services based on limited scope representation. As a community\, we have extensive experience now with limited scope representation models. Various models with many technology assisted interventions are being developed and information tables\, drop-in legal clinics\, websites and help lines have expanded. Limited Scope Representation 2017: Ethical & Practical Challenges will focus on how these models employ best practices to respond to common ethical issues and problems that arise. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/limited-scope-representation-2017-ethical-practical-challenges/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T081500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171107T081500 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171023T171531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213249Z UID:10000015-1510042500-1510042500@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Civil Collaborative Practice Training DESCRIPTION:November 7 and 8- Collaborative practice training is for litigators\, mediators\,\nbusiness\, construction\, employment and estate lawyers\, and anyone\nelse looking for a quicker\, less expensive way to resolve disputes without\ndestroying important relationships.\nThe following training program options are available:\n• Half-day program for those interested in learning about collaborative\npractice without undertaking a full training program\n• One-day program designed for those who wish to be trained as\ncollaborative attorneys but are unable to complete the full two-day\ntraining at once\n• Two-day program providing all of the tools to enable the participants\nto hold themselves out as collaboratively trained attorneys\n• One day advanced program (day two of the full basic training) for\nthose who have been previously trained and are looking to further\nenhance their training URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/civil-collaborative-practice-training/ LOCATION:North Carolina Bar Center\, Cary\, 8000 Weston Pkwy \, Raleigh\, NC\, 27513\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171003T183802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213226Z UID:10000018-1510574400-1510574400@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Advocating for Veterans: The Basics on VA Benefits\, Discharge Upgrades and Veteran Cultural Competency 2017 (Free) DESCRIPTION:There are over 21 million veterans in the U.S.; many of them are not aware of the benefits to which they are entitled. Medical and financial assistance are available to those who have served in the military\, but many veterans most in need are not receiving VA benefits. Navigating the VA claims system and applying for discharge upgrades before the Department of Defense are difficult and complex processes. Attorneys play an essential role in removing barriers to VA benefits\, such as:\nLack of evidence to “service-connect” their injuries or disabilities.\nLack of current medical or mental health evidence documenting severity of symptoms for accurate disability ratings.\nVA eligibility determinations for those given less than fully honorable discharges for behaviors that were related to minor disciplinary infractions or symptoms of Post- Traumatic Stress or other service-related disabilities. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/advocating-for-veterans-the-basics-on-va-benefits-discharge-upgrades-and-veteran-cultural-competency-2017-free/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171108T175739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213152Z UID:10000013-1510574400-1510603200@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Advocating for Veterans: The Basics on VA Benefits\, Discharge Upgrades and Veteran Cultural Competency 2017 (FREE) DESCRIPTION:IMPORTANT! If you get accredited by the VA before you attend this training\, the first three hours will satisfy the VA’s CLE requirement. \nAttorneys and other advocates must be accredited to practice before the VA.To obtain accreditation you must complete this form:www.va.gov/vaforms/va/pdf/VA21a.pdf.\nAccreditation by the VA may take several weeks\, so do not delay filing your application.You can speed up the process by emailing the form to: OGCAccreditationMailbox@va.gov.\nWithin 12 months after accreditation you are required to complete three hours of qualifying CLE. The morning session of this program satisfies that requirement\, but only if you have already received your accreditation from the VA. If you have not received it\, you should still watch this program\, but keep in mind that you will need to complete three additional hours of CLE within 12 months after receiving your accreditation.\nAttorneys and other advocates who become accredited will be listed on a national VA list\, and are entitled to represent veterans in their claims for benefits\, on a pro bono basis\, and for attorney’s fees on appeals\, where they are available. \nWhy You Should Attend\nThere are over 21 million veterans in the U.S.; many of them are not aware of the benefits to which they are entitled. Medical and financial assistance are available to those who have served in the military\, but many veterans most in need are not receiving VA benefits. Navigating the VA claims system and applying for discharge upgrades before the Department of Defense are difficult and complex processes. Attorneys play an essential role in removing barriers to VA benefits\, such as:\nLack of evidence to “service-connect” their injuries or disabilities.\nLack of current medical or mental health evidence documenting severity of symptoms for accurate disability ratings.\nVA eligibility determinations for those given less than fully honorable discharges for behaviors that were related to minor disciplinary infractions or symptoms of Post- Traumatic Stress or other service-related disabilities.\nWhat You Will Learn\nNearly 45% of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seek compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for service related injuries; 30% of these veterans who file for VA benefits include claims for Post-Traumatic Stress. Many of those who should receive benefits will be denied. Many service members who may be VA eligible are unaware of their legal right to pursue VA benefits\, and of those who do apply\, more than 90% will be denied. All of them will wait months or years for the VA to issue decisions on their claims. Learn how to navigate the VA claims process and to become an effective advocate for veterans in need. This all-day program will provide an overview of VA disability law and military discharge review law. You will gain an understanding of different types of military discharges\, why they are important\, and how you can help veterans with less than Honorable discharges. \nThe three one-hour morning sessions provide the basics you need to represent veterans before the VA. It will also cover the interactions between VA benefits and other public benefits\, such as SSI and SSDI. The morning session fulfills the VA’s requirement for qualifying CLE within the first 12 months of your VA accreditation.\nThe 1:45 session\, Veteran Cultural Competency: Combat to Community will help veterans’ advocates to understand the challenges that veterans face in their transition to a noncombat community\, and provide tips on interviewing and providing legal services to veterans with disabilities.\nThe 2:45 to 5:00 sessions will provide attorneys with the tools that they need to assist veterans in upgrading their discharge status and removing stigmatizing information from their discharge documents.\nWho Should Attend\nAttorneys seeking meaningful pro bono opportunities and any advocate who wants to help change the life of a veteran with a disability. Attorneys seeking to meet VA’s CLE requirements for new and continuing VA accreditation should also attend. Finally\, attorneys who hope to expand their practice areas to include veterans’ cases where fees are available should register for one or more of the sessions. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/advocating-for-veterans-the-basics-on-va-benefits-discharge-upgrades-and-veteran-cultural-competency-2017-free-2/ LOCATION:PLI California Center\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=PLI California Center NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T085500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T085500 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171003T183836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213130Z UID:10000021-1510649700-1510649700@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:2017 Military & Veterans Law Section Annual Meeting and CLE on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel DESCRIPTION:This educational program serves military attorneys and paralegals working in legal assistance\, as well as civilian counsel whose practices involve military clients or issues. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/2017-military-veterans-law-section-annual-meeting-and-cle-on-legal-assistance-for-military-personnel/ LOCATION:North Carolina Bar Center\, Cary\, 8000 Weston Parkway \, Cary\, NC\, 27513\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.8311452;-78.7938702 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=North Carolina Bar Center Cary 8000 Weston Parkway Cary NC 27513 US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8000 Weston Parkway:geo:-78.7938702,35.8311452 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171114T090000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171003T183554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213110Z UID:10000036-1510650000-1510650000@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Prison Law 2017 DESCRIPTION:Why You Should Attend \nIn an area where advocates face increasingly challenging legal issues whether they represent incarcerated people from a public interest practice\, private practice or as a policy advocate\, and where government lawyers also grapple with complex concerns\, PLI’s Prison Law program offers a unique focus on evolving prison law issues. \nWhat You Will Learn \nLitigation strategies in connection with the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) and also monitoring and consent decrees\nMental health challenges for incarcerated persons\nEthical issues arising in prison actions\nDetention of immigrants\nIncarceration of young people: including treatment\, conditions\, and access to education URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/prison-law-2017/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171116T090000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171108T175724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213044Z UID:10000022-1510822800-1510822800@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:The Ethics of Electronic Information 2017: Competence\, Confidentiality\, and Other Ethical Conundrums DESCRIPTION:Electronic information is all-pervasive and its use and misuse can pose serious ethical problems for attorneys. Attorneys use electronic information to communicate with the public and with clients\, to advertise their services\, and to prosecute and defend litigation. Electronic communications have now expanded to include social media and that media poses expanded opportunities and risks for attorneys.\nLearn about the ethical issues arising out of electronic information from our diverse faculty of private practitioners as well as a sitting Justice of the New York Supreme Court. This highly topical program will address the cutting edge ethical issues arising out of the electronic information that attorneys use on a daily basis. \nThis program will benefit every attorney who uses or must deal with electronic information\, whether to advertise\, communicate or litigate. Whether you are in solo practice\, with a small or “mega” firm\, a corporation or a government agency\, knowledge of the ethical implications of electronic communications – including social media – is essential to the successful practice of law today and tomorrow. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/the-ethics-of-electronic-information-2017-competence-confidentiality-and-other-ethical-conundrums/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171128T084500 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20171108T175732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T213023Z UID:10000012-1511858700-1511858700@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Bridge-the-Gap II: Ethics and Skills for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys 2017 DESCRIPTION:This program will benefit anyone seeking a better understanding of how the use of social media impacts decision-making regarding attorney ethics and professional conduct. \nWhat You Will Learn \nRisks of social media with respect to lawyers’ professional obligations to clients\nEmployee social media policy and compliance invoking attorney conflicts of interests issues\nManaging user-generated content including the fiduciary obligations of lawyers\nEvidence for social media with respect to lawyers’ professional relations to courts\nDisciplinary Procedures for attorneys and recent state bar association ethics opinions\nSocial Media in the Courtroom\nJuror misconduct and implication of lawyers’ disciplinary rules\nJudges\, social media\, and the norms relating to judicial civility URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/bridge-the-gap-ii-ethics-and-skills-for-newly-admitted-new-york-attorneys-2017/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171130T090000 DTSTAMP:20260919T032729 CREATED:20170920T125315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T212956Z UID:10000061-1512032400-1512032400@ncprobono.org SUMMARY:Representing the Pro Bono Client: Consumer Law Basics 2017 DESCRIPTION:This training is an on demand online course\, so it may be taken on any day at any time.\nVolunteer lawyers are needed to help the many low income clients facing a wide assortment of consumer law matters who are unrepresented. In this program\, learn the basics of consumer law so that you can competently represent a client in need and learn new advocacy skills. \nYou will learn: \n– Overview of State and Federal Restraints on Debt Collection\n– Introduction to the Fair Credit Reporting Act\n– A Primer on Automobile Fraud\n– Representing the Unsecured Debtor\n– Mortgage Servicer Litigation\n– Assisting Student Loan Borrowers\n– Developing a Working Relationship with Legal Services Organizations\nAttorneys who want to volunteer to help low income clients with consumer related issues and legal services advocates who want to enhance their skills in consumer litigation matters would benefit from this program. URL:https://ncprobono.org/event/representing-the-pro-bono-client-consumer-law-basics-2017/ LOCATION:Online Training- No Venue\, \, NC\, US CATEGORIES:All Events,Training Event GEO:35.7595731;-79.0192997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Online Training- No Venue NC US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=:geo:-79.0192997,35.7595731 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR