Pace Law School Initiative to Help Haitians In Westchester

On behalf of Pace Law School Public Interest Law Center (PILC), the Public Interest Law Center, the Immigration Justice Clinic of John Jay Legal Services and the Empire Justice Center are collaborating to create an organized pro bono/volunteer effort to respond to the legal needs of Haitians living in our community. Efforts will be focused around helping Haitian immigrants living in the US to obtain Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which may include outreach and community education, direct assistance in filling out applications, and other advocacy efforts.

A training session is schedule for Friday, February 26, 2010, at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Pace Law School. For more information, please contact the Director of the Public Interest Law Center, Jennifer C. Friedman.

Pace Law Library Podcast: Fight For Wrongfully Convicted

Join us for another Pace Law Library Podcast, available at the library's Podcast site. This time, our guests were Adele Bernhard, Associate Professor of Law, and second year law students at Pace School of Law, Marianito Mabutas, Jr. and Vanity Muniz. Please join Prof. Bernhard, J.R., and Vanity for a captivating discussion about the experiences, challenges, and rewards of working on real cases and representing real people who have been convicted but claim to be innocent. Enjoy the Fight For Wrongfully Convicted.