Pro Bono Practice Workshops and CLE: Hope & Help In Hard Times
Friday, October 30, 2009 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Seattle University School of Law
1191 E. Columbia
Sullivan Hall, Room C5
Seattle, Washington 98122-1090
USA
 Map and Directions
If attending ONLY the Reception- please RSVP by emailing demontek@seattleu.edu with the words "Pro Bono" in the Subject Line. All those registered for the CLE are automatically added to the Reception Guest list.
AGENDA SUMMARY
8:00 – 8:45 Registration begins
8:45 – 9:30 Welcome/goals for the day:
Overview of Washington State Supreme-Court established Access to Justice Board and the Alliance for Equal Justice:
“Access to Justice is a Fundamental Right”
9:30 – 11:00 PLENARY: Pro Bono Opportunities
Panelists will present a broad range of options and models for those interested in engaging in pro bono work.
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 12:30 PLENARY: Serving Clients Respectfully Panelists will address inclusion, diversity and cross-difference professional competency needed to serve clients who face mental and physical disabilities, cultural, linguistic, poverty-related and other obstacles and barriers to equal justice.
12:30 – 1:45 LUNCH and Pro Bono Fair
Pro Bono providers will be available to provide participants with specific information about pro bono opportunities.
1:45 – 3:00 BREAK-OUT CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Choose one of:
I Volunteer 3Rs: recruitment, retention, recognition; using social networking tools to boost volunteer recruitment & utilization;
II Pro Bono Nitty Gritty: professional liability, office space, retainer agreements, keeping files, reporting pro bono activities;
III Professionalism and Ethics Considerations Pro Bono Service as a Hallmark of Professional Responsibility:
IV Review of applicable Rules of Professional Conduct, professional liability-related issues, Washington State’s Emeritus Pro Bono Program
3:00 – 3:15 BREAK
3:15 – 5:00 PLENARY: The Burgeoning Crisis:
Addressing the unmet civil legal needs of society’s poorest and most vulnerable populations while developing concrete legal practice skills and leadership capacities.
5:00 – 7:00 RECEPTION
Registration: $125
Please consider adding to the scholarship fund that supports SU's ability to offer hardship based registration fee redcuations when processing this registration.
New Lawyers, Young Lawyers & Recent Graduates: $25
Confidential Hardship Based Reduced Registration: $25 (requires an emailed paragraph stating need for tuition reduction to mennesr@seattleu.edu)
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Payment by check: Please make check(s) payable to Seattle University School of Law and attach or include information identifying the registrant(s) and program(s) attended. Mail to SU Law School CLE Department, Sullivan Hall, Room 200J, 901 12th Avenue, PO Box 222000, Seattle WA 98122-1090.
Group Registration: Applicable fees for all registrants in a group will be charged to the first person registered in the group as one transaction. If different members of the group are paying individually (for example with different credit cards), individual registrations are required.
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