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Fridays which will include online training for public interest
                                                attorneys throughout the year. Completed the first Justice
                                                Friday event on October 22, 2021 followed by November 5 and
                                                November 12 dates planned. Our 2022 Spring Justice Fridays
                                                series launched on May 20th to June 17th. The series
                                                consisted of 4 Justice Fridays training days and each training
                                                day offered 3 hours of CLE credit. The events were held in-
                                                person and online in the following cities, Lafayette, Baton
                                                Rouge, and New Orleans.Training event held in collaboration
                                                with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and
                                                Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge. Justice Fridays will
                                                take the place of the 2022 Justice Conference. This year we
                                                will host a cross-training Disaster Law Collaboration Summit in
                                                its stead funded by Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
                                                through LSC.
                                                Provide targeted training throughout the year on public interest
                                                legal issues
                                                   •  Facilitated the 2019 Substantive Law Training Series for
                                                       Public Interest attorneys, providing CLEs in-person and
                                                       via simulcast. Recorded trainings and made available
                                                       online through the LSBA Vimeo page and ProBono.Net.
                                                       Trainings with materials on Family Law, Domestic
                                                       Violence, Successions, Social Security Disability,
                                                       Consumer and Bankruptcy are currently available.
                                                   ●  2020 Substantive law series included FEMA training
                                                       following Hurricane Laura for civil legal aid and volunteer
                                                       attorneys and created 8 training videos and
                                                       corresponding training manuals for civil legal aid and
                                                       volunteer attorneys on issues arising from COVID-19,
                                                       including evictions and family law.
                                                   ●  In partnership with legal aid attorneys, district and city
                                                       court judges, LSBA past-president Barry Grodsky, and
                                                       the Lafayette Bar Association, hosted multiple virtual
                                                       training sessions and CLEs on the new eviction laws
                                                       under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
                                                       Economic Security Act. Sessions were attended by over
                                                       160 judges and Justices of the Peace and recordings
                                                       were made available for those that could not livestream.
                                                   ●  Hosted a CLE in Aug. 2020 on Re-entry Legislative
                                                       Updates attended by DOC, DA offices, PD offices,
                                                       legislative offices, advocates, and members of the


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