Justice for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: An Advocacy Best Practices Manual for Legal Service Providers
Published: 11 Oct 2016
Released by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), Justice for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: An Advocacy Best Practices Manual for Legal Service Providers, covers a range of topics of interest to advocates representing immigrant children, including:
- how to customize legal documents for use with child clients,
- meeting the social services needs of immigrant children,
- practical approaches to some of the more common ethical and conflict situations that arise in the representation of unaccompanied children.
This manual serves as a useful tool both for legal services providers striving to meet the growing demand for legal services for unaccompanied children, as well as for those pro bono attorneys stepping in to help fill the remaining gaps. The manual is available online for easy access, and includes links to helpful resources throughout.
Access the training manual here.