Brooklyn Bar Association hosts Pro Bono Fair to help inexperienced lawyers
The Brooklyn Bar Association (BBA) hosted a Pro Bono Fair on Wednesday night at the bar association building in Brooklyn Heights. At the event, non-members had the opportunity to be introduced to the various organizations with pro bono opportunities for young or inexperienced lawyers.
Members of the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP), the BBA Foundation, Brooklyn Legal Services, the Young Lawyers Committee and the Mentoring Committee were on hand to provide advice on how attorneys can jumpstart their careers.
“[Sidney Cherubin of the VLP] and I had this concept, and our working theory was that you could jumpstart your legal career by doing pro bono work and taking advantage of the learning opportunities that come with pro bono,” said Andrew Fallek, a past president of the BBA. “For people who have passed the bar but don’t have a job yet, this is a good opportunity to meet with the VLP or speak with [Martin] Needelman’s group, [Brooklyn Legal Services].”