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• On Jan. 13, the Pro Bono Committee of the Philadelphia Chapter of AILA and HIAS-PA will jointly present a virtual training on how pro bono attorneys can represent families in custody hearings in Philadelphia in order to obtain the predicate order required to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtde2hrz4oGNcWEVY6ppfC5dK0vEP6frV

• On Jan. 14, the Philadelphia Bar Association will host the video encore CLE—Lawyering Across the Technological Divide: "Access to Justice" in the Post-Pandemic Technological Era, from 10-11:30 a.m., via webcast. Originally part of 2021 Public Interest Law Day, attend this program to learn what the Philadelphia legal community may do to ensure that the populations we serve are not left behind in the post-pandemic technological era. 1.5 SUB credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.

• On Jan. 14, the Philadelphia Bar Association will host the  video encore CLE—Let's Talk Microaggressions a Call for Allyship, from 12:30-2 p.m., via webcast. Attend this program to receive tips to individually decrease microaggressions, increase levels of cultural sensitivity, and communicate to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and effective workplace environment. 1.5 ETH credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.

• On Jan. 17, HIAS-Pennsylvania, will hold its 3rd annual Martin Luther King Day of Advocacy and Action from 10a.m.-12 p.m., where you can interact with a panel of experts on Afghan evacuees and temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians, and then take action, writing letters to your legislators advocating for immigration reform and best practices. Register at https://hiaspa.org/event/mlkday2022/.

• On Jan. 20, HIAS-Pennsylvania will hold a training on Afghan asylum representation from 12-1:30 p.m., on recent experiences of Afghan parolees, legal issues specific to Afghan parolees and asylum seekers, and resources for pro bono attorneys representing Afghan asylum seekers. Register at https://hiaspa.org/event/hias-pa-january-training-on-afghan-asylum-representation/.

• On Jan. 25, the Philadelphia Bar Association will host the video encore CLE—The Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Justice Reform, from 12:30-2:30 p.m., via webcast. Attend this program to learn what "Restorative Justice" means and how the implementation of this model approach to justice may work to improve Philadelphia criminal justice practices. 2.0 SUB credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.

• On Jan. 26, the Philadelphia Bar Association will host the video encore CLE—Poverty and Practice—Working with Low-Income Litigants, from 12:30-2 p.m., via webcast. Attend this program to become better informed about the challenges experienced by those living in poverty and to contextualize some of the decisions people make when they have scarce resources. 1.0 SUB/0.5 ETH credits available. For more information and to register, visit philadelphiabar.org.

FEBRUARY

• On Feb, 15, and Feb. 16, Support Center for Child Advocates will hold a virtual training, "How to Handle a Child Abuse Case" Two-Part Virtual Training, from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. New Child Advocates volunteer attorneys must attend both sessions. For more information and to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/february-2022-how-to-handle-a-child-abuse-case-volunteer-training-tickets-205048103397.