Effective Legal Research in the Representation of Immigrant Survivors
- Date & Time
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October 26, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
- Location
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Virtual
- Description
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(Region/Circuits: Ninth and Tenth Circuits (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Idaho, Hawai’i, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)
Monday, October 26, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 pm EST
(2:00pm-3:00pm CST/1:00pm-2:00pm MST/1200pm-1:00pm PST)
This interactive webinar for beginner and intermediate-level attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives will explore effective legal research strategies in the representation of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Through lecture, polling, and group discussion, the webinar will discuss common legal research sources, Supreme Court precedent, and the hierarchy of authorities. We will have a special focus on tips for newer practitioners. Participants will have ample opportunities to learn from one another and share their experiences.
Who can attend?
This webinar is open to OVW LAV and ELSI grantees and sub-grantees, STOP subgrantees, and potential grantees whose offices are located in, or who represent survivors in, the following jurisdictions: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Idaho, Hawai’i, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Eligible attendees include staff of domestic violence coalitions, sexual assault coalitions, dual coalitions, and potential grantee organizations (including nonprofits and law school clinics serving survivors).
Speaker:
- Kelly Byrne, Staff Attorney, ASISTA
- Topic Areas
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Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking
- Target Audiences
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Abuse intervention program staff, administrators, Adult Protective Services, Advocacy organization staff, and correctional facilities staff), Attorneys/law students (does not include prosecutors), Batterer Intervention Programs, Campus Board Members, Campus Staff, Child Advocates, Child care staff, Child protective services, Civil Attorneys, Community Advocacy Org, Community Programs, Corrections personnel (probation, Corrections personnel (probation, parole, and correctional facilities staff), Court Staff, Defense Attorneys, Disability/Deaf Org, does not include SANEs or SAFEs), Domestic Violence coalitions/programs, Dual SA and DV Program, Educators (teachers, Educators (teachers, administrators, etc.), Elder organization staff (non-governmental), etc.), Faith-based organization staff, food stamps, Government Agency, Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, food stamps, TANF), Health professionals (doctors, Health professionals (doctors, nurses, does not include SANEs or SAFEs), Immigrant organization staff (non-governmental), includes victim-witness specialists/coordinators), Interpreters, Judges, Law Enforcement, Legal services staff (does not include attorneys), Mental Health Professionals, nurses, parole, Personal Care Attendants, Prosecutors, Sexual Assault Coalitions/Program, Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners, Social service organization staff (non-governmental), Spiritual Leaders, Substance abuse organization staff, Supervised Visitation, TA organization staff, TANF), Transitional Housing, Transportation Providers, Tribal Community, Tribal Council, Tribal Elders, Tribal government/Tribal government agency staff, University Student Affairs, Victim assistants (governmental, Victim assistants (governmental, includes victim-witness specialists/coordinators), Victim-Witness Specialists, Volunteers
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