Does the firm provide training to associates working on pro bono matters?
Arent Fox lawyers are encouraged to attend DC Bar Pro Bono Program trainings and Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY) pro bono training programs, which are offered at least once a month, on matters of interest to them. We also hold trainings for interested attorneys on each of the following programs at least annually, either at the firm or at other area firms: the Legal Aid Society of DC intake program serving indigent District residents with family law, landlord-tenant, Social Security disability and related problems; the Whitman-Walker Clinic Social Security Disability Appeals program; the Legal Aid Society of New York juvenile immigration program; the Monday Night Law Program of the ABCNY serving indigent New York residents on family law, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy and related matters; and the Women Empowered Against Violence Emergency Domestic Relations Project, helping victims of domestic violence secure emergency court protection from their abusers. Lawyers wil
