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Technical assistance & capacity
building
The Vance Center organizes technical
assistance projects to support law firms, bar associations, law schools and social justice
organizations in Latin America and Africa that use law in service of the
public good.
These projects have used telephone
and videoconferences, research papers,
and internships and exchanges to promote
the sharing of knowledge and skills
derived from the unique experiences
of legal practitioners and NGOs in
different countries on issues such
as the development of pro bono programs
in private firms, popular rights education,
and providing legal assistance to
micro-entrepreneurs.
If you are interested in receiving
technical assistance from the Vance
Center, e-mail
vance@nycbar.org.
Past technical assistance projects
Professional Responsibility and
Pro Bono
The Vance Center works to bring
together law firms, bar associations,
law schools, and social justice
organizations in Latin America and the
United States to promote the
development of pro bono throughout
the Americas. In order to further
this goal, the Vance Center has used
teleconferences and videoconferences
to forge partnerships between
organizations interested in this
issue.
Supporting Micro-Enterprise
At the request of its partners, the
Vance Center convenes videoconferences between law
firms and non-profits in the United
States and Latin America to discuss
developing a hospitable legal and
regulatory environment for
microfinance in Latin America. Former
participants include Shearman &
Sterling; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen &
Hamilton; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison; Legal Aid
Society Volunteer Division, Community
Development Project; and FINCA
International.
Community-Based Lawyering
In 2003-2004, the Vance Center
facilitated a project between
Fordham University School of Law in
New York and the Asociación Civil
por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) in Buenos
Aires, to develop a technical assistance
paper on U.S. and international models
for popular
rights education and "legal literacy"
programs. The paper assisted ACIJ in designing
a course that uses popular education
methods to teach community members
about their rights and encourages them
to become involved in ACIJ's work.
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