Most pro se cases raise constitutional or civil rights claims. Many pro se litigants need pro bono lawyers to depose parties or try the case. Periodically, the Pro Se Office will host training sessions on legal or procedural issues that are common in pro se cases. These training sessions may also address the unique obstacles that lawyers face when representing an individual who is incarcerated. The Pro Se Office training sessions are conducted by district judges, magistrate judges and experienced lawyers who work in the relevant areas of law.

The Office of Pro Se Litigation is currently organizing the following training sessions for 2013.

• Trial Advocacy Training for Pro Bono Lawyers, January 11^th, 2013
  Registration for this advocacy training session is now closed.
  1. Panelist Biographies      
  2. Training Practice Points      
  3. Case File      

• Helping the Pro Se Litigant Mediate Employment Disputes,
  January 18^th, 2013
  Registration for this mediation training session is now closed.

Registration for the January 11, 2013 Trial Advocacy Training for Pro Bono Lawyers is now closed. If you register now, your name will be added to our wait list, and we will contact you only if space becomes available.

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