Ethics, Compliance, Integrity

YOUTH-SERVING AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Youth-Serving and Faith Based Organizations

Leaders of youth-serving and diverse faith-based and organizations call upon The Paul Firm to provide guidance on matters of ethics, misconduct and child safety. We understand the unique challenges these organizations face in preventing and addressing misconduct and work closely with leaders to manage risk, communicate clearly and respond effectively to issues as they arise.  We provide proactive, compassionate legal support to support safe and ethical environments.

Learn more about our camp safety initiative: SUMMERSAFE.

Sample Matters

  • Provided guidance to camp leaders about setting up legally-complaint best practices for camper safety

  • Conducted investigations and served as outside counsel for K-12 schools responding to reports of student and staff misconduct

  • Conducted investigations and serve as outside counsel for faith-based organizations responding to allegations of wrongdoing by a religious and lay leaders

  • Managed external reporting hotline for employees of international faith-based organization

  • Conducted historical investigation into ethics system of the Central Conference of American Rabbis which resulted in a public reportpub

Services

  • With trauma-informed practices as the backdrop, our team advises clients on crisis response, addressing legal, strategic and communication issues.

  • We marry legal principles with a trauma-sensitive understanding of the unique needs of youth-serving and faith-based organizations to guide clients on best practices for setting up safe environments.

  • We advise universities on matters involving sexual misconduct, safety and the criminal process.

  • For organizations seeking to assess internal systems, we provide impartial feedback and guidance on policies and process.

  • The Paul Firm serves as a third-party reporting mechanism where staff or constituents can raise concerns about misconduct and abuse of minors.

  • For organizations responding to reports of harm, discrimination and fraud, our team draws on decades of high-stakes sensitive investigation experience to conduct interviews, gather evidence, find facts and effectively communicate them to leadership. We know how to ask difficult questions and discreetly gather evidence.

  • The Paul Firm offers organizations guidance on questions of ethics that have legal implications.

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