Tag Archives: City Bar Justice Center
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 - 10:03am by Administrator
It will come as news to no one that being a member of the legal profession is not the secure vocation it used to be. While those in previous generations had a reasonable expectation of working for years, if not their whole careers, at the same firm, today such a scenario is more the exception than the rule.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Nov 19, 2012 - 9:48am by Administrator
If New York City Bar Association members are good in a crisis, it’s unfortunately because they’ve had a lot of experience. In the aftermath of 9/11, the mayor announced that the City Bar would have pro bono lawyers ready for victims and their families.< Continue reading →
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 - 10:04am by akardaras
Leaders of New York City bar associations and legal services organizations met today to collaborate on providing free legal services to Hurricane Sandy victims. The groups will collaborate on three important areas< Continue reading →
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 - 3:33pm by Administrator
One of the darkest aspects of globalization has to be the proliferation of human trafficking. The U.S. State Department estimates that twenty-seven million people are victims of human trafficking worldwide, with one hundred thousand of them in the United States.< Continue reading →
Posted on Monday, Sep 26, 2011 - 4:55pm by Administrator
In testimony today at Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman’s Hearing on Civil Legal Services, New York City Bar President Samuel W. Seymour called for increased and steady funding to close the “justice gap” for low-income New Yorkers. <
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 9, 2011 - 4:29pm by Administrator
Jay Holtmeier, a partner at WilmerHale, has been elected as Chair of the City Bar Fund, overseeing the City Bar Justice Center, the pro bono affiliate of the New York City Bar Association. < Continue reading →
Posted on Thursday, Apr 7, 2011 - 3:14pm by Administrator
On April 13, the City Bar Justice Center’s 6th Annual Gala will honor Barclays PLC and Linklaters LLP for exemplary leadership in their global pro bono programs, community projects and public service activities. < Continue reading →
Posted on Friday, Mar 25, 2011 - 12:06pm by Administrator
The Justice Center has plans to expand services in two areas in 2011. The first involves the Immigrant Women and Children Project, which has become a leading project in fighting labor and sex trafficking under its Director, Suzanne Tomatore, a nationally known expert in the trafficking field. < Continue reading →
