Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference

Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference Overview

This biennial national gathering of experienced advocacy directors, senior litigators, policy analysts and cutting-edge managing attorneys - the next generation of litigation and advocacy directors - provides a not-to-be-missed opportunity to (1) learn and share cutting-edge advocacy strategies, (2) explore major trends affecting low income people, and (3) discuss effective planning and management of litigation and advocacy.

Who should attend?

The conference is designed for people who have primary responsibility for setting the advocacy agenda and supervising its implementation for their civil legal services or civil rights organization. In many programs, this will be the director of litigation or director of advocacy. In some, it may be a senior or managing attorney, policy analyst or the executive director. In organizations where the role is shared, it may be appropriate for more than one person to attend. The conference will address issues of relevance for both LSC-funded and non-LSC funded programs and civil rights organizations, as well as other providers who represent low-income people or deal with their issues.

Conference Goals

The Litigation and Advocacy Directors Conference goals include sharing information and brainstorming about the following issues:

• Changing client needs, broad trends, and their implications for the future.
• Cutting-edge advocacy strategies, including new models for collaboration and partnerships.
• Aggressive multi-forum advocacy in a changing legal services delivery system.
• Effective management of advocacy and training.

The conference will also focus on networking and building advocacy communities at the national and regional levels and include reaching out to community-based organizations and civil rights groups. Participants will gain new perspectives, enhance skills and renew energy for aggressive representation of low-income clients.