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April 14, 2014

New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium: “This Land is Your Land, Too: Working Together for Immigrant New Yorkers”

Please save the date for the inaugural conference of the New York Immigrant Assistance Consortium:

“This Land is Your Land, Too: Working Together for Immigrant New Yorkers”

June 9^th, 2014

Hosted by New York Law School

New York, New York

In partnership with the New York Immigration Coalition and the New York State Office for New Americans

Featuring panels on:

Anti-Immigration Fraud Efforts & Capacity

Moderated by: JoJo Annobil of the Legal Aid Society

Outreach and Organizing with Community Partners

Moderated by:Marika Dias of Make the Road New York

Ethical Challenges of Direct Services and Representation

Moderated by: C. Mario Russell of Catholic Charities of New York

Innovations in Outreach and Service Delivery through Technology
Moderated by: Mark O’Brien of ProBono Net

Communications, Media, Branding

Moderated by: Laz Benitez of the New York State Office for New Americans

Coordination of Pro Bono and Volunteer Efforts

Moderated by: Miriam Buhl of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP

National Legalization Efforts

Moderated by: Matthew Burnett of the Immigrant Advocates Network

Private and Public Funding Partnerships

Moderated by: Christopher O’Malley of the IOLA Fund

Strategic Partnerships with Traditional and Non-Traditional Partners

Moderated by: Betsy Plum of the New York Immigration Coalition

Registration opened on Friday, April 11th, 2014.

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March 28, 2012

NYLS Annual Public Interest Auction

185 West Broadway
New York, New York 10013
April 4th, 2012
6 – 9pm in the Events Center

New York Law School cordially invites all to its annual Public Interest Auction. Proceeds from this event go towards funding law students in unpaid public interest positions over the summer. The event will include:

a silent auction
a live auction
live musical performances by students and an up and coming group from Atlanta
multi-cultural buffet dinner

Please visit www.biddingforgood.com/nylsauction for a view of the items that will be available the night of the event, as well as items available online only. Bidding for online only items closes Monday, April 2 at noon.

For more information on the NYLS Public Interest Auction, e-mail [email protected].

October 24, 2011December 4, 2018

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More than 40 law students and lawyers attended the Fall Networking Event at Slate on Thursday, October 20. Students from Rutgers, Brooklyn, Columbia, New York Law School, and Cardozo were there, along with a mix of lawyers in private practice and the public sector. Thanks to Irene Tan and Jonathan Li for putting it together! And thanks to Liza Sohn, Student Outreach Committee Co-Chair for the wonderful photos.

August 12, 2011

Grads Sue New York Law School and Cooley Law, Saying They Inflated Job and Salary Stats – News – ABA Journal

The ABA Journal, Aug. 10, reports:

Graduates of New York Law School and Cooley Law School, respectively, filed lawsuits against their alma maters claiming that the schools were deceitful in the reporting of their graduate employment statistics. Plaintiffs in both the suit against Cooley (PDF) and the suit against New York Law School (PDF) are represented by the New York City-based Kurzon Strauss law firm. Cooley filed a lawsuit (PDF) against Kurzon Strauss last month in response to solicitations the firms posted on Craigslist and JD Underground that included a draft of a purported class action complaint contending that Cooley incorrectly reported its graduates’ job placements. David Anziska told the ABA Journal at the time that the firm intended to countersue Cooley as well as the school’s lawyers at Miller Canfield. Cooley filed a separate lawsuit (PDF)…

The full text of the article appears in the link in the title.

Do these lawsuits have any merit? Even so, should a court of law be the place to bring about change in the way law schools disclose post-graduation employment statistics and other information? Thoughts? Comments?