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Webinars & Trainings

Free Legal Trainings

CHRCL offers a variety of free Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) webinars and in-person training. See all of our upcoming and past events, or contact us about one of our requestable custom training from the selection below!

Upcoming Trainings

This year we're covering a variety of topics both online and in person. Dates will be announced as the event draws closer; you can also subscribe to our email updates at the bottom of the page or click below.

  • Wed, Mar 25
    Zoom
    Mar 25, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Zoom
    Across the country, immigrants who were previously released from detention after the government determined they were not a danger or a flight risk are increasingly being re-detained at ICE appointments and/or during their immigration proceedings.
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  • Fri, Mar 27
    Art Theatre of Long Beach
    Mar 27, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    Art Theatre of Long Beach, 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814, USA
    Join the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law and Director, Kristal Sotomayor, for a film screening of Expanding Sanctuary in Long Beach, CA!
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Recorded Trainings

We offer recorded trainings on a variety of topics. You can subscribe to our email updates at the bottom of the page to stay informed or click below to view current topics.

Requestable Trainings

Our requestable trainings are custom and available year-round, click below to learn more and fill out our request form for any of the following trainings.

Taking and Defending Depositions

Learn how to take and defend depositions with attorney Belinda Escobosa. Including crafting questions, deposing hostile witnesses, and using deposition transcripts in litigation.

Best Practices for Discovery

Learn tips about what to seek in discovery and how to use discovery to shape your argument, improve your depositions, and support your trial and courtroom advocacy.

Trauma Training for Individual Orgs

Join Dr. Juliana Ybarra and Laura Hernandez for training on trauma-informed lawyering. Learn how to support clients with trauma from intake interviews to testimony preparation.

Strategies for

Oral Argument

Participate in trial advocacy and oral argument trainings led by Jacob Reisberg. Designed for newer attorneys, this training includes practice sessions and tips for effective advocacy in the courtroom.

Past Trainings

  • Mon, Mar 02
    Mar 02, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Zoom
    The training will be led by Stephen Vladeck, nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court. This training will examine the shadow docket decisions that are reshaping immigration law and policy and will provide guidance on how legal practitioners should consider and respond to these rulings.
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  • Thu, Jan 29
    Jan 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    This training will focus on how to do legislative research effectively to support litigation. The session will be practical and visual, walking through where to look, what to pull, and how to use it.
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  • Thu, Dec 18
    Dec 18, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Zoom
    This training will explore the origins of the shadow docket, its historical use, and its rapid expansion in recent years. Attorneys will learn how to better interpret these shadow-docket decisions, evaluate their precedential value, and understand how lower courts are applying them.
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  • Tue, Dec 16
    Dec 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom
    This introductory training is designed for immigration attorneys seeking a practical foundation in federal immigration habeas litigation and will cover how to evaluate potential habeas claims, draft and file a petition, and navigate key procedural considerations in the early stages of a case.
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  • Thu, Nov 20
    Nov 20, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Zoom
    This training will explain the ICE policy memorandum issued earlier this year that, departing from decades of prior practice, authorizes the routine arrest, detention, and deportation of immigrant survivors, including those with pending U- and T- visa applications or grants of deferred action.
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