Jocelyn Dyer

Jocelyn Dyer is the Senior Managing Attorney for the Immigration Justice Campaign at the American Immigration Council, where she oversees the training and mentorship program. Jocelyn helps ensure that all lawyers volunteering with the Campaign have the training, resources, and mentorship required to succeed in their pro bono cases. Jocelyn joined the Campaign from Human Rights First, where she mentored and trained pro bono attorneys representing asylum seekers. Prior to that, she practiced corporate litigation at private law firms in Boston while maintaining a robust pro bono practice. Jocelyn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School cum laude and clerked for the Honorable Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV of the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Jocelyn earned her B.A. with distinction from Cornell University.

Jocelyn Dyer

Publications

Department Of Justice Urges Immigration Courts to Help Make Pro Bono Representation Easier

Research has long shown that access to a lawyer is one of the most important…

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Scientific Evidence Shows Assumptions About Asylum Seekers’ Memory Are Wrong

How well should someone be able to remember every detail of a traumatic event? The…

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A Federal Defender System for Immigrants Is Long Overdue

The stakes in immigration court could not be higher—many people face the possibility of being…

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