TRAINING
AND MENTORING
FOR IMMIGRATION PRACTITIONERS
Immigration law is complex, fast-changing, and demanding. SAIL helps practitioners build real-world skills through training that is practical, current, and grounded in lived experience.
SAIL offers hands-on, innovative, practical training to legal practitioners representing noncitizens seeking the right to live and work within the United States lawfully, peacefully, and safely. Our goal is to arm practitioners with the legal arguments, skills, and confidence to help them advocate for their clients and uphold the rule of law.
SAIL will help you gain the skills to navigate today’s rough immigration seas. SAIL offers a combination of online live trainings and recorded modules that you can combine and repeat as needed as your practice evolves and grows. Our expert practitioners have more than 50 years of experience at the tiller, combining leadership and experience in immigration law, training, and mentorship. We are ready to support you to build the knowledge and skills needed for smoother and more powerful advocacy.
SAIL also offers commissioned and curated written training materials and interactive classes, as well as one-on-one mentorship and organizational consulting on humanitarian-related immigration matters.
Immigration law is complex, fast-changing, and demanding. SAIL was created to help practitioners build real-world skills through training that is practical, current, and grounded in lived experience.
Our programs are designed and taught by experienced immigration lawyers who understand the realities of practice. Whether you’re deepening expertise, navigating change, or building confidence in a new area, SAIL meets you where you are—with learning that is clear, focused, and immediately applicable.
We offer multiple ways to engage, depending on your needs and context.
Online Training
Delivered both on-demand and live, SAIL provides training on a range of topics including affirmative and defensive asylum and BIA appeals. Watch this space for announcements as we roll out online courses that combine rigorous legal training with practice tips and sample materials - putting everything you need at your fingertips in an easy-to-follow format
Customized Training
Our expert staff can build custom trainings for your law firm, nonprofit, or other organization on a range of immigration law issues.
One-on-One Mentorship
SAIL offers one-on-one mentorship for attorneys and accredited representatives working on immigration issues related to fear-based applications in removal proceedings.