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Emory Law partners with Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to launch community legal clinic
Emory Law and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partnered to launch Community Legal Clinic - an organization handling immigration issues at no cost.
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Immigration law clinic founded with help from Emory Law
A new, free immigration law clinic has launched in the Atlanta area, thanks to a partnership between Emory Law, local immigration attorneys and the Mormon Church. Emory Law students perform intake and then route advice-seekers to volunteer lawyers for on-the-spot consultations about their immigration questions. More-complex cases go to local firms or nonprofits. "We have substantial needs here, and the Atlanta Immigration Court is not so favorable to immigrants," said Assistant Dean for Public Service Rita Sheffey.
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