The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association invite you to submit a training proposal for the 2010 Equal Justice Conference. This conference is designed to bring together all components of the legal community committed to ensuring civil equal justice for the poorest, most disadvantaged people and communities in our society.

The 20010 ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference is scheduled to be held May 13-15, 2010 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona.

Conference programming will focus on the innovative and creative ways that the equal justice community has maximized and leveraged strategic and collaborative approaches, using a broad range of resources (including the private bar, staffed field programs, law schools, public service lawyers, members of the judiciary and others), to address inequities in our justice system.

SESSION CATEGORIES: Proposals are being accepted in the following categories:

• Pro Bono Programming focuses on models utilizing attorney volunteers to deliver legal services and involving volunteers in access to justice related delivery strategies (intake, counsel and advise, legislative advocacy et.al.).
   
• Substantive Law Programming presents information on an area of substantive law, e.g. foreclosure, and discusses them in the context of serving clients impacted by substantive law issues.
   
• Partnership Programming focuses on ways in which components of the legal community (e.g. courts, bar associations, law schools) can support and promote legal services delivery in conjunction with legal aid and pro bono providers.
   
• Management and Diversity Programming addresses issues of nonprofit management and increasing diversity among staff and volunteers.
   
• Delivery Innovations Programming presents advances in and inventive models of legal services delivery.
   
• Resource Development Programming examines issues of funding and fundraising.
   
• Info Management and Technology Programming discusses ways in which technology can be utilized to leverage the delivery of legal services by staff and volunteers.

The deadline for submitting proposals is October 9, 2009.

View the Request for Proposal Guidelines
Submit a Workshop Proposal