Justice Center News
The Justice Center News blog features our advocacy on issues affecting low-income New Yorkers today and the latest CBJC happenings. For press releases, click here. For publications, click here.
New NYC Consumer Help Finder Optimizes Intake & Referral Process
by CBJC StaffNovember 3, 2017
With the goal of enhancing access to legal assistance to NYC consumers, the five partner organizations view the Consumer Help Finder as a powerful tool for getting applicants the assistance they need in an efficient manner. More importantly, it will enable the partner organizations to spend less time routing consumer cases to the right place and more time on the substantive legal work that benefits their clients.
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CBJC Honors Outstanding Volunteers at the Jeremy G. Epstein Awards
by CBJC StaffOctober 25, 2017
The City Bar Justice Center launched National Pro Bono Week on Monday, October 23rd with the annual Jeremy G. Epstein Awards for Outstanding Pro Bono Service. The awards were established in honor of the late Jeremy G. Epstein, the prominent litigator and pro bono champion who logged over 5,000 hours of pro bono.
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Planning and Estates Law Project Emergency Initiative
by CBJC Staff
The Planning and Estates Law Project of the City Bar Justice Center is a resource for New Yorkers in need. PELP provides low-income New Yorkers with free legal assistance by preparing documents, providing assistance with probating wills and administering estates, and offering guidance on related matters.
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Small Business Resource: Legal Structure Fact Sheets
by CBJC StaffOctober 12, 2017
The following Entity Formation Fact Sheets are resources developed by NELP which provide a basic overview of the steps an entrepreneur should take to create each type of legal structure.
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Watch the Veterans Assistance Project in the ABA’s 2017 Annual Meeting Video
by CBJC StaffOctober 11, 2017
In CBJC’s Veterans Assistance Project’s (VAP) spotlight, Project Director Kent Eiler provides an overview of VAP’s pro bono model and presents the story of a Vietnam War veteran who received life-changing assistance through VAP’s pro bono attorneys.
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NELP’s Summer 2017 Financial Empowerment Workshop Series
by CBJC StaffSeptember 29, 2017
Over the summer, the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP) partnered with Barclays and Rise New York to host a free three-part Financial Empowerment series. The series included two educational presentations and a one-on-one session with financial professionals from Barclays.
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