Note: Topics listed below for Litigation and Advocacy Leaders’ Conference are subject to change based on the discretion of the planning committee.
Substantive Law
- Access to Services (Water, Utilities, Digital Divide)
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Collateral Consequences: Reentry and Employment Barriers
- Domestic Violence and Housing/Nuisance Ordinances; Lock Changing
- Education Equity Rights/School Discipline
- Elder Justice/Elder Abuse
- Foreclosure/Dealing with Servicers
- Homelessness/Criminalization and Youth Issues
- Negative Impacts of Modernization of Welfare Systems
- Predatory Lending/Debt Collection/Pay Day Lending/Other Priority
- Consumer Issues
- Remaking of Medicaid into Managed Care/Loss of Rights
- The Future of Public Housing
Racial Justice and Community Lawyering
- Court Debt: Civil and Criminal Intersections
- Disparate Impact: Recent Developments
- Efforts to Undermine Civil Rights in Systems Such as Housing,Transportation, Education, Health, Etc.
- Language Access
- Racially Equitable Policy Advocacy and Lobbying
- Understanding the Use of Implicit Bias in Court Cases
- What Does it Mean to Commit Organizationally to Racial Justice
Leading and Managing Advocacy
- Aligning Agency Priorities to Support Impact Advocacy Work
- Bringing Data into the Conversation: How to Talk to Social Scientists and Utilize Data in Your Work
- Mentoring New Advocates to Retain Significant Substantive Expertise
- Supervising for Impact Work, Including Pro Bono
Non-Litigation, Policy Advocacy and Communications Strategies
- Community Redevelopment Advocacy
- Partnering with Community Organizations to Promote Progressive
- Policies
- Policy Advocacy Under the LSC Regulations
- Preparing for a National Transition: Potential Impact on Immigration and Other Anti-Poverty Policies
- The Future of the Legal Profession and Proposals for Justice for All
- Tie between Impact Litigation and Policy Work
- Using Social Media Campaigns to Support Policy Advocacy
Litigation Skills and Technology to Support Advocacy
- Attorney’s Fees
- Consent Decrees: Settlement Agreement, Long-Term Monitoring and Enforcement
- Enhancing Advocacy Skills Through Technology and Using Technology in Complex Litigation
- Focusing on Appellate Practice and Advocacy in Legal Aid Offices
Access to Court, Court Rules and Ethics
- Alternative Courts and Forced Arbitration
- Deference to Federal Agencies
- E-Discovery
- Efforts to Curb Class Actions and Cy Pres
- Ethical Issues: Technology and Conflicts of Interest
- Implied and Express Causes of Action - Private Rights of Action
Emerging Advocacy Leaders
- Development of Emerging Leaders
- Exploring Different Ways to Work and Achieve a Work/Life Balance
- Impact of Implicit Bias on Litigation and Advocacy Leaders
- Inter-generational Values and Legal Aid Cultural Issues
*Subject to change
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