2025 Equal Justice Conference: Grid

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Pre-Con: MIE New Directors Meeting (pre-registration required) 13 8:30am -
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Pre-Con: Registration 12:00am - 1:30pm

Pre-Con: Registration 7:30am - 11:00am

Movie 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Conference Registration 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Exhibitor Showcase 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Opening Plenary 8:30am - 9:45am

Pre-Con: Law School Pro Bono Advisors Program 8:30am - 5:00pm

Pre-Con: New Pro Bono Managers Nuts and Bolts 8:30am - 5:00pm

Pre-Con: Promoting a Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Androgynous and Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) Legal Landscape 8:30am - 5:00pm

Homeless Advocacy Session 8:30am - 5:00pm

The Art of the Ask – Partnering with Board Members to Make Successful Face-to-Fa... 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: ABA Free Legal Answers Administrators 11:30am - 1:00pm

Debt Collection Lawsuits in the Courts: Trends, Resources, and Reforms to Make a... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Harnessing Pro Bono Power to Defend and Advance Racial Equity and DEI Initiative... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Fairness and Accountability in an Anti-DEI Jurisdiction 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Ethical and Practical Considerations for Deploying a Generative AI Chatbot in Le... 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Transactional Pro Bono 11:30am - 1:00pm

Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Responding to the Evolving Funding Landscape for Legal Aid - Federal Funding Pan... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Tackling Toxicity in Organizations: Building Healthy, Thriving Volunteer Environ... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Rethinking Recruitment: Attracting and Retaining Today's Volunteers 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Democracy Protection 11:30am - 1:00pm

Data is the New Lego: Using Data Analytics to Build Legal Aid Success 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Intake Process Improvement: Enhancing Legal Aid Efficiency and Client Experience 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: PBIF 11:30am - 1:00pm

Cy Pres Awards: The Latest News and Tips on an Important Source of Legal Aid Fun... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Combatting the Negative Impacts of Incarceration On Families and Children 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Design Pro Bono Projects to Create Volunteer Choice: A "Choose Your Own Adventur... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Developing Training and Credentialing Standards for the Future of Justice: Ascen... 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Project Managers 11:30am - 1:00pm

CLIMB: Engaging Pro Bono Lawyers to Aid Low Income Entrepreneurs and Combat Gene... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Advancing Justice Initiatives Through Alternative Dispute Resolution 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Pathways to Growth: Building Professional Development for Mission Impact 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Reproductive Rights 11:30am - 1:00pm

Advancing the Mission: Leveraging Efficiencies & Automating Tasks with AI 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Navigating Indigenous Advocacy: Resources for Representing Native American Clien... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: CA Directors 11:30am - 1:00pm

Rethinking Board Governance: The Core Responsibilities of a Purpose Driven Board 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff 2:45pm - 4:00pm

How Legal Services Programs are Innovating with Generative AI to Enhance Client... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Mountainqueer: Returning to Appalachia for Name Changes 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: National Center for Medical legal partnerships 11:30am - 1:00pm

Grassroots to Fruits: Seeding and Nurturing Change in Partnership with Impacted... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Navigating the Digital Landscape 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Navigating the Digital Landscape 11:30am - 1:00pm

Overcoming the Access to Justice Gap For Asylum Seekers and New Arrivals 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Best Practices: Protecting LGBTQ+ Families from Executive Orders and Providing L... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

From Data to Action: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Respond Meaningfully to St... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Breakfast - Coffee sponsored by Everlaw 7:30am - 9:00am

Conference Registration 7:30am - 5:00pm

Exhibitor Showcase 15 7:30am -
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Exhibit Hall Drawi...

Expanding Access to Justice through Legal Technology 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: State Pro Bono Support Staff 11:30am - 1:00pm

Enhancing Legal Access Through Accessible Kiosks 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Building A Feedback Culture: With an Emphasis on the Feedback You Are Afraid to... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Funding the Future: Supporting Law Students to Stay on the Path to Public Intere... 10:00am - 11:15am

Networking Lunch: Ready, Set, Secure: Navigating Technology and Security Assessments 11:30am - 1:00pm

Ethics and Pro Bono Delivery 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Using Data in Advocacy 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Creating Supportive Work Environments for People with Visible/Invisible Disabili... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

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Welcome Reception 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Quiet Room - Sponsored by NLADA Mutual Insurance Co., RRG 15 7:30am -
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Lactation Room - Sponsored by Complete Equity Markets, Inc. 15 7:30am -
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The Last “Affordable Housing”: Protecting Mobile and Manufactured Home Communiti... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Utility Debt: Its Impact on Low-Income Communities and Strategies for Challengin... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Going For It—Starting a Pro Se Self-Help Center with Resources You Already Have 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Native American Section Cocktail session 4:30pm - 7:30pm

What's the Right Amount of Right to Counsel: The Conversation Continues 10:00am - 11:15am

Data and Diversion: Lessons Learned from the NCSC Eviction Diversion Initiative 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Collaborative Models for Pro Bono Engagement and Empowering Librarians to Addres... 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Legal Help for Kinship Caregivers: Developing Innovative Service Delivery Models... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Holistic Engagement: Talking Circles 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Gen AI for Self-Represented Litigants: the Final Frontier of Access to Justice? 2:45pm - 4:00pm

A Tale of Two Coordinated Intake Systems 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Harnessing the Power of Collective Action: Lessons (so far) from the Law Firm An... 4:15pm - 5:30pm

Cultivating Self Awareness to Become a Better Advocate 10:00am - 11:15am

Advancing Elder Justice in Older Marginalized Communities Through Estate Plannin... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Pre-Con: Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Program Managers 8:30am - 5:00pm

SRLN Cocktail session 4:30pm - 7:30pm

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Awards Luncheon 11:30am - 1:00pm

How to Create INTERACTIVE, INNOVATIVE, and EQUITABLE (and fun!) Training Session... 8:30am - 9:45am

From Legal Desert to Legal Oasis: Pro Bono Trends, Challenges, and Solutions 10:00am - 11:15am

Faith, Pro Bono, and Reproductive and LGBTQ+ Rights: Collaborative Advocacy in C... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Clerks & Magistrates & Referees, Oh My! Leveraging Pro Bono Volunteers to Drive... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Representing LGBTQ+ Clients and Families in a Changing Legal Landscape 10:00am - 11:15am

Building Bridges: Enhancing Pro Bono Impact Through Strategic Partnerships 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Recent Developments in Racial Justice Litigation Post Students for Fair Admissio... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Navigating Change: Leveraging Common Change Styles and Strategic Frameworks 8:30am - 9:45am

Community Justice Workers: Insights from Emerging Research in Alaska and Beyond 10:00am - 11:15am

Strategies for Managing and Growing Your Outreach Program: Integrating Technolog... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Food is Medicine: How Legal Aid Partners with Health Clinics to Improve Food Sec... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Best Practices in Pro Bono Immigration 8:30am - 9:45am

Birds of a Feather: Finding Commonality to Build Impact 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Amplifying Client Voices: Practical Strategies for Curating and Elevating Client... 8:30am - 9:45am

Bridging the Divide in Legal Deserts: Data-Driven Solutions through Legal Incuba... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Strategic Assessment Tools for Pro Bono Programs 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Technology and Non-Lawyer Solutions to the Access to Justice Crisis 8:30am - 9:45am

Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and... 10:00am - 11:15am

Where Do We Put Them if Every City, Every Village, Every Town Lacks Compassion..... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Upstreaming Justice: Non-Attorney Interventions and Community-Based Solutions to... 10:00am - 11:15am

DV and Data Security: Common Data Security Assumptions Don’t Reflect Domestic Vi... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Educating Legislators About Legal Aid 2.0 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Building and Sustaining Effective Research Partnerships 8:30am - 9:45am

50 Tech Tips 10:00am - 11:15am

Developing and Sustaining Student Loan Practices in Legal Aid Organizations 8:30am - 9:45am

Civil Hot Topics 10:00am - 11:15am

Responding to the Evolving Funding Landscape for Legal Aid - Roundtable Discussi... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Ethics: Solve the problem that brought your client to legal aid with interdiscip... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Breakfast - Sponsored by Complete Equity Markets, Inc. 7:30am - 9:00am

Conference Registration 7:30am - 5:00pm

Exhibit Hall Drawi...

Exhibit Hall Drawing 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Law School and Order: Special Pro Bono Unit 8:30am - 9:45am

The 2024 California Justice Gap Study: Utilizing Data and Research to Support Po... 10:00am - 11:15am

Intern to Staff Attorney: Strategies to Building and Maintaining Student to Staf... 8:30am - 9:45am

Lifting the Veil: What Nonprofits Need to Know When Working with Firms on Direct... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Justice Tech: New Horizons in Access to Justice 3:00pm - 4:15pm

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Supporting Students to Maintain the Pro Bono Pipeline 8:30am - 9:45am

Charitable Giving x Pro Bono. How Can We Help Make the Legal World Thrive? 10:00am - 11:15am

Strengthening Guardianship Defense: Updated OAA Regulations and Legal Aid Innova... 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Access and Expanding Critical Lega... 8:30am - 9:45am

Civil Justice Pathways to Foster Civic Culture 10:00am - 11:15am

Beyond Natural Disasters: Expanding Legal Aid's Role in Crisis Response 10:00am - 11:15am

Litigants as Experts: Leveraging User Testing and Feedback in Legal Services 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Preserving and Protecting Intergenerational Homes: A Holistic Approach to Tangle... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Managing Remotely in a Post-COVID World 10:00am - 11:15am

AI Co-Pilots for Eviction Defense, Reentry Services, and Beyond 3:00pm - 4:15pm

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Frontline Justice 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Coffee Service 7:30am - 10:00am

Plenary 8:30am - 9:45am

Closing Plenary Brunch 10:00am - 11:45am