• On Monday to Wednesday, the Philadelphia Bar Association and Good Shepherd Mediation Program are set to present a CLE program, "3 Day Basic Mediation Training," from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, via webcast. The three-day CLE workshop will prepare attorneys to become a mediator using the facilitative style of mediation. Participants will learn facilitation skills and techniques to enhance communication, conflict resolution, information gathering, perspective-taking, problem-solving, interest-based negotiating and agreement writing. 6.5 SUB CLE credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.
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  • On Thursday and July 29, the Philadelphia Bar Association's Public Interest Section, Law School Outreach Committee is set to host the "2021 Summer Brown Bag Lunch Series" at noon on Zoom. The free programs provide an opportunity for summer law student interns to meet public interest attorneys who are leaders in their field and learn about different types of public interest practice and fellowship opportunities in the greater Philadelphia area. To register, review the schedule and receive the weekly Zoom links, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/law-school-outreach-committee-summer-2021-tickets-151573521483.
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  • On Thursday, join Community Legal Services and Philadelphia VIP over Zoom for a one-hour training on landlord-tenant appeals in the Court of Common Pleas at 11 a.m. Learn how to appeal a Municipal Court landlord-tenant decision against your client in the Court of Common Pleas from CLS' resident expert in the subject, Michael Carroll, and VIP volunteer, Jared Bayer from Cozen O'Connor. Register at https://www.phillyvip.org/events/virtual-training-llt-july-2021/.
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  • On Friday, the Philadelphia Bar Association is set to present the CLE video encore, "The Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Justice Reform," from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., via webcast. The video encore CLE will discuss what restorative justice means generally and examine the new Philadelphia Restorative Justice Model in detail. 2.0 SUB CLE credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.
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  • On July 27, join HIAS Pennsylvania for a Facebook Live speed advocacy event, scheduled from noon to 12:15 p.m. HIAS PA has made it easier to write letters to your state representative by creating a quick and easy letter submission through Tandem. Join HIAS PA at facebook.com/HIASPennsylvania/live.
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  • On July 28, the Philadelphia Bar Association is set to hold its summer quarterly meeting and reception: "Building on a Legacy of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion," virtually and in-person at the Suzanne Roberts Theater at 480 S. Broad St., from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., with an in-person cocktail reception and networking following the event. The event will honor the legacy of Judge A. Leon Higginbotham with a panel discussing diversity, equity and inclusion from the view of the general counsel's office at Fortune 500 companies. The event will also include presentation of the 2021 Justice Sonia Sotomayor Award, which honors strong commitment to promoting full and equal participation and inclusion in the legal profession, to Brenda Marrero, executive director of the Public Interest Law Center. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.
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  • On Aug. 24, join HIAS Pennsylvania for PA Congregational Advocacy for Immigrants, from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., via Zoom. The event will prepare participants and their congregations to be more involved in advocacy for immigrants and will focus on state advocacy for driver's licenses for all through Driving PA Forward. Register at https://hiaspa.org/event/hias-pa-congregational-advocacy-for-immigrants/.