PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
Pro Bono Service Paul, Weiss’s commitment to pro bono work is deeply rooted in the firm’s history and culture. This defining tradition drives our willingness and ability to take on, as pro bono counsel, the highest stakes, highest profile cases of our time. It also underscores an unwavering commitment to provide free legal assistance to those desperately in need, regardless of who they are, or how daunting or unpopular their circumstances. We encourage our attorneys and paralegals to get involved with pro bono representation of individuals and groups that need our services. Recent representations include: • Advancing the Rights of the Disabled: We represented Disability Advocates in a case that resulted in a ruling requiring New York state to provide supported housing within the next four years for every eligible resident of an impacted New York City adult home who wants it. The order follows a decision where the court held that New York state violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating individuals with mental illnesses in adult homes. • Supporting Social Entrepreneurs: We counsel Ashoka Fellows, entrepreneurs who combine innovative solutions to social problems with a commitment to bold new ideas that transform economic patterns across the world. We are currently helping Ashoka Fellows with legal matters in South Africa, Ireland, Nepal and Tanzania. • Obtaining Asylum for the Persecuted: We represent numerous international clients seeking refuge in the United States from persecution in their native countries. We work closely with Human Rights First, the City Bar Justice Center and Immigration Equality to obtain asylum for clients from Africa, Asia and Europe on the basis of religious persecution, sexual orientation and HIV status, political opinions, nationality and membership in a social group and race. • Assisting Survivors of Human Trafficking and Violent Crimes: We are assisting the City Bar Justice Center’s Immigrant Women & Children Project in its efforts to assist survivors of human trafficking and victims of violent crimes applying for lawful permanent residency in the United States.
Training & Mentoring Upon arriving at the firm, paralegals attend a week-long orientation, which includes training seminars conducted by partners, associates, firm management and senior paralegals. The training sessions will cover not only what you will need to know to be an effective paralegal at Paul, Weiss but will also focus on what you will need to know to support the practice group you have chosen. Each of our paralegals is assigned a senior paralegal mentor to help guide them in their first few months at Paul, Weiss. Mentors will provide you with advice and feedback as you complete your first assignments and will help you become acclimated to the firm.
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Training &<br />
Mentoring<br />
Upon arriving at the firm,<br />
paralegals attend a week-long<br />
orientation, which includes<br />
training seminars conducted<br />
by partners, associates, firm<br />
management and senior<br />
paralegals. The training sessions<br />
will cover not only what you will<br />
need to know to be an effective<br />
paralegal at Paul, Weiss but will<br />
also focus on what you will need<br />
to know to support the practice<br />
group you have chosen.<br />
Each of our paralegals is<br />
assigned a senior paralegal<br />
mentor to help guide them in<br />
their first few months at<br />
Paul, Weiss. Mentors will provide<br />
you with advice and feedback<br />
as you complete your first<br />
assignments and will help you<br />
become acclimated to the firm.
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