Events
Duane Morris Associate Joanna Varon to Discuss "Helping the Pro Se Litigant Mediate Employment Disputes"
November 2, 2012 | New York City
| U.S. District Court
Duane Morris associate Joanna Varon will discuss "Helping the Pro Se Litigant Mediate Employment Disputes" on Friday, November 2, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The focus of this course will be on helping attorneys with little or no experience in equal employment opportunity cases gain valuable knowledge, training, and insight into the substantive and procedural aspects of EEO laws, and the process of representing pro se plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases that are referred to mediation. The course will also address ethical issues in the context of mediation. While the focus is on representing pro se litigants during mediation, the material and program will be valuable to many practitioners, including those looking to become familiar with and knowledgeable of equal employment opportunity laws.
The course is being held the by New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) Labor & Employment Law Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee and United States District Court, Southern District of New York Office of Pro Se Litigation. Approval for 3.0 MCLE credits is currently pending.
For more information, or to register, please visit the NYSBA website.
