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Monday Night Law Training

Monday Night Law Training 
Monday September 8 2025  (Part 1 of 2)
Monday September 15 2025  (Part 2 of 2)
Time: 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM (Both Days Mandatory)

Format:  In Person

Description:
The City Bar Justice Center is sponsoring the Monday Night Law clinic program with the operational support of the NYC Bar Association and the NYC Bar's Legal Referral Service.  MNL works to increase New Yorkers’ access to legal assistance and counseling.

Goals:
MNL’s principal mission is to improve access to justice and to the legal system.  MNL gives members of the public an opportunity to meet with legal professionals, without charge, to discuss problems, explore options and solutions, and receive counseling and direction. 
MNL addresses (i) the public's need for affordable and accessible legal assistance and (ii) the compelling need for additional pro bono outlets for attorneys.  MNL’s goal for each client is to provide guidance that will help the client take steps to resolve the legal issue for which help is sought, or to provide resources for the client to seek further assistance for the problem, including the City Bar Justice Center and Legal Referral Service. MNL counselors seek to identify a client’s ability to take self-help steps and the point at which the client should seek representation. 

Design and Implementation:
Monday Night Law is recommended and scheduled by the New York City Bar Association’s Legal Referral Service, which handles about 75,000 inquiries annually.  Members of the public also hear of the program through various court and community resources and contact LRS to request MNL appointments.  

MNL is not a walk-in clinic:
Appointments are scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings, for 30-minute time slots.  Anyone with a potential legal issue in the MNL coverage areas may receive an appointment, regardless of economic circumstances.  All inquiries are screened by a Legal Referral Service staff member in order to determine the nature of the problem and the suitability for an MNL referral. 

Volunteer Attorneys  
The Monday Night Law program recruits and schedules MNL volunteer attorneys.  To participate in the program, volunteer attorneys must (1) be admitted to practice in New York, and (2) have been practicing law for at least two years in the public sector, private practice, as in-house counsel, or in some other capacity, or have had significant related experience. 

MNL primarily addresses questions in the following areas:  (l) Housing Law, with an emphasis on eviction prevention and pro se court proceedings, (2) Family Law, with an emphasis on family offenses, divorce and pro se court proceedings, (3) Labor and Employment Law, and (4) Consumer Rights.  Each volunteer attorney must attend both training sessions, on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, and on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, covering how MNL addresses questions and problems in each of these areas. The live training will cover substantive topics; the accompanying MNL materials will cover procedures and referral resources.
 
 The trainings will be held at the second-floor Meeting Hall at the New York City Bar Association, 42 W. 44th St., from 5:45 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The first MNL session for the 2024-2025 year is expected to be on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025.

Contact:
The City Bar Justice Center:  MNLVolunteers@nycbar.org

CLE Credit: Day 1
New York: 2.5 Skills & 0.5 Ethics

CLE Credit: Day 2
New York: 3.0 Skills 

This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit to all attorneys

Program Fee:
Free to Members | Nonmembers


Where
New York City Bar 42 West 44th St New York, NY 10036

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