Not on the Agenda
February 11th, 2007 at 18:02The 2007 Equal Justice Conference is coming up, as well as the concurrently-held annual gathering of State Access to Justice Commissions. What will the big topics be, according to the advance agendas? Pro bono, pro bono, pro bono, and pro bono (43% of agenda items, by my rough count). Also, a little self-representation, legal information and advice hotlines, and unbundled legal services. Any community-based legal education or prevention-oriented public legal education? Basically, no. (Three workshops are worth noting, though: “Practical Communications Strategies for Outreach to Diverse Audiences,” “Holistic Legal Services: Addressing the Underlying Causes of Legal Problems to Help Change Lives,” and “Medical Legal Partnerships: A Model for Multidisciplinary Training of Doctors and Lawyers to Improve Health Outcomes through Medical-Legal Collaborations.”)