Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ESTABLISH, STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW GLABALLY THROUGH JUSTICE EDUCATION, LEGAL AID AND PRO BONO INITIATIVES, THAT INCLUDE A CORE FOCUS ON LEGAL ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PRO BONO AWARENESS.
BRIDGES ACROSS BORDERS SE ASIA COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE (BABSEA CLE) COLLABORATES GLOBALLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUSTICE EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE PRO BONO INITIATIVES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY FOSTERING GENERATIONS OF PRO BONO MINDED PERSONS
BABSEACLE worked collaboratively with universities, law faculties and organizational partners to develop and strengthen university- based Clinical Legal Education and Community Empowerment Programs throughout Asia. This was done through raising awareness about the issues faced by the communities we serve. We facilitate people-to-people exchanges, volunteer programs and legal training with the aim of building a network of legal professionals and community leaders to address the root causes of access to justice issue. involved in the program included teachers and students at 18 Myanmar University Law Departments; 10 Thailand University Law Faculties; 2 Cambodian University Law Departments; 5 Laos University Law Departments; and more than 20 University Law Departments throughout the Asia region.
BABSEACLE holds an externship clinic program to support and development, justice education, as well as pro bono and access to justice initiatives throughout the Asian region. Interns were placed in one of our partner universities in the region, to teach CLE English to law teachers. The CLE English curriculum combines English comprehension with CLE content and methodologies. As well as teaching, interns also had the responsibility of helping to develop the CLE English curriculum through feedback and creating independent lesson plans. More than 40 interns were placed in the program, interns from more than 15 countries with lengths of stay between 1 month - 6 months.
BABSEACLE'S Pro Bono and Legal Ethics Initiatives in Asia and globally. These initiatives, trainings, materials etc work with over 300 persons each year across the legal community including lawyers, legal educators, students, judges, government officials, and civil society professionals. All the initiatives are designed and delivered with a mandate of inspiring and building a strong committment to pro bono, legal ethics and justice education in the region and internationally.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nicholas Thomson | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Foo Yuet Min | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Walsh | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Wendy Morrish | DIRECTOR | 35 | $0 |
| Manuel Martinez | OFFICER | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce A Lasky | DIRECTOR | 30 | $0 |
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