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Law Practice,
Immigration

Dec. 31, 2018

Nonprofit helps law firms aid immigrants, make legal connections

The organization works with law firms and in-house counsel at large companies to conduct workshops for people eligible for what is known as a U visa.

Nonprofit helps law firms aid immigrants, make legal connections
Farella Braun & Martel LLP partner Amanda Hairston (c) Grace Image

With the renewed focus on immigration policy and law under the presidency of Donald Trump, many law firms have felt an increased need to focus their pro bono hours on the issue to help foreigners who do not have attorneys but do have solid claims to remain in the U.S.

Immigration law is akin to tax law in its complexity, however, and for many firms long-term, sometimes multiyear representation of a client in the immigration courts is...

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