The Maryland Bar is providing free training on defending mortgage foreclosures and the opportunity to represent homeowners in distress.  (Hat tip to Carolyn Elefant over at MyShingle).   As Carolyn mentions in her post and in her book, taking on pro bono matters via a bar sponsored program is a great way to gain substantive and practical experience, not to mention self confidence.  Further, since most pro bono trainings are staffed by local experts, it’s also a great way to network and find a mentor.

On a similar note, PLI is offering a free online CLE on Defending Foreclosure Actions.

As before, we’ll add these and similar programs and CLE’s to a separate page going forward for easy reference.