Representing noncitizens with confidence

On September 27th, VAAP joined the Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP) to present Continuing Legal Education to an engaged audience of about 20 lawyers at the VBA's Midyear Meeting. 

CASP is one of a network of Vermont organizations coordinating shelter, food, and support services to area asylum seekers as they navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. CASP support services are vitally important for individuals at the beginning of their immigration journeys, who lack work authorization, photo identification, Social Security numbers, or any other documents necessary for self-sufficiency in society. In a 90-minute presentation,

For this presentation, VAAP team members Marnie Avila Alvarez and Emma Matters-Wood and CASP Executive Director Liv Berelson addressed the intersections between immigration law and other Vermont laws, and shared practice pointers for navigating ethical and resource limitations in legal practice across Vermont and New England. 

Our main goal was to equip attendees with the tools to confidently represent noncitizen clients in their respective areas of practice and encourage volunteering with VAAP. Download a copy of their slide deck here!