Pro Bono Clinics

Black & Latino
Association
Immigration Clinic

Founded in 2015, the Clinic serves as a support network meant to increase attorney awareness, knowledge and engagement on pro bono immigration matters, and to inspire more attorneys to take on pro bono immigration matters and feel less daunted by the process.

LBGT Network
Name Change Clinic

Established to provide free legal name change services to low-income transgender people seeking to have their legal identities match their lived experience. Clients who receive assistance from the Clinic are referred by Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

WLI Housing Clinic

Attorneys who participate in the WLI Housing Clinic are focused on helping low-income tenants in New York public housing remain in and/or repair their homes. The outcomes in these cases, referred by The Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC and New York Legal Assistance Group, can make a life-changing difference for the financially-challenged clients we represent and their families, particularly when affordable housing in New York City is in such short supply.

Civil Rights
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Cadwalader’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s Civil Rights Series is a unique program that consists of events that highlight civil rights issues featuring notable individuals and organizations at the forefront of today’s civil rights movement.

Other Initiatives

North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center's Driver's License Restoration Project
Our participation in the North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center’s Driver’s License Restoration Project allows us to provide relief to low-income North Carolinians with indefinite license suspensions.
Veterans Life Planning Clinic
The firm’s Veterans Network partnered with Volunteers of Legal Service and one of our corporate clients to host a Veterans Life Planning Clinic in honor of Veterans Day. Volunteers helped veterans draft and execute their life planning documents.
Know Your Rights Census Phone Bank
The Cadwalader Black & Latino Association, in collaboration with LatinoJustice PRLDEF and Univision Communications, hosted a Census "Know Your Rights" phone bank to assist callers with their questions about the survey.
Election Protection
‍Cadwalader attorneys and paralegals volunteer with Election Protection - convened by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - the nation's largest non-partisan voter protection coalition. Election Protection's national voter hotlines and Election Day field programs assist voters with problems and guide them throughout the voting process, regardless of party affiliation.
Voter Registration
The Black & Latino Association partners with the Association of Black Women Attorneys to host Voter Registration Drives at Borough of Manhattan Community College, to register students to vote in New York State.