Ethics, Compliance, Integrity

YOUTH-SERVING AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

Youth-Serving and Faith Based Organizations

Leaders of youth-serving and faith-based organizations rely on us for institutional risk management and crisis response in matters involving sexual misconduct, child safety and ethical compliance. We provide legal guidance, policy development, and strategic counsel to help schools, camps, churches, synagogues and nonprofits prevent misconduct, respond to allegations and protect their communities.

Our work includes conducting risk assessments, compliance audits and neutral investigations, creating and enforcing child protection and misconduct prevention policies, advising on mandatory reporting laws and helping organizations navigate sensitive internal and external communications. We leverage our experience to help leaders make informed decisions that balance safety, accountability, and reputation.

We understand the pressures institutions face when addressing potential harm within their communities, and we bring trauma-informed, practical strategies to reduce risk and foster trust.

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, campus safety and the intersection of institutional policy with 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 guides organizations guidance on questions of ethics that have legal implications and designs systems that align with both organizational values and legal requirements. In moments of uncertainty or internal conflict, we help clients assess risk, clarify responsibility and chart a course that preserves trust and integrity.

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