Join the Lavender Law Host Committee!

Every year, the best and brightest law students, practitioners, policy advocates and judges, along with other legal professionals come together for a one-day career fair, and a two-day continuing legal education career.  The Lavender Law 2006 - Washington, DC local host committee will use last year's success to spring board this year's conference to even higher levels of professionalism.  Now is your chance to add your unique skills to make the Lavender Law 2006 - Washington DC event the most successful LGBT career fair and conference ever.  If you would like to get involved in any capacity, whether it be organizing, volunteering at the event, or joining the local host committee, please click here http://www.lavenderlaw.org/volunteers.html to apply.

Interested in Presenting a Workshop?

Lavender Law aims to provide the most challenging and rewarding learning experience possible for our attendees and presenters.

Lavender Law 2006 - Washington, DC will feature two dozen workshops on cutting-edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals and the community, as well as a Career Fair. Topics to be covered include practical litigation skills, constitutional law developments, estate planning and drafting, employment discrimination, HIV/AIDS, immigration, workplace diversity, domestic violence, career development, issues affecting out legal practitioners in large firms and LGBT issues in academe, the military, and the family.

Deadline is April 21.

Please click here to fill out the NEW ONLINE Workshop Proposal Form.

Registration and Hotel Bookings are Now Available

The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association Supports ABA's Young Lawyers' Division and AIDS Coordinating Committee as they ANSWER THE CALL!

"HIV/AIDS Law and Practice: From Nuts & Bolts to Cutting Edge," the spring conference of ABA YLD and the AIDS Coordinating Committee will take place May 18-20, 2006, in Portland, Oregon, offering all attendees opportunities for learning, teambuilding and networking. The conference is open to both ABA and non-ABA members.

Both new and seasoned practitioners of HIV/AIDS-related law and advocacy will explore complex legal issues, exchange practice strategies, and strengthen bonds as a community of advocates.  Also featured will be YLD's national public service project, Answering the Call, which includes a video/DVD, written materials and programming that will enable young lawyers to reach out to individuals living with HIV/AIDS and to HIV/AIDS organizations.  In addition to programming, there is a welcome party on Thursday and a Friday night social!  And yes, NLGLA and its various representatives from the YLD and the AIDS Committee will be there!

You may register for the HIV/AIDS Law and Practice Conference at $125 for ABA members and $150 for non-members which includes all programs, two luncheons, the Friday night social event and a binder of printed materials.  Young Lawyers can register for the YLD conference at www.abayld.org at no registration fee, but tickets for the Friday night social event must be purchased individually.  Questions?  Contact the Young Lawyers Division at (312) 988-5671, www.abayld.org, or the AIDS Coordinating Committee at (202) 662-1025, www.abanet.org/AIDS/conferences/home.html

NLGLA Website

Currently, NLGLA's online bulletin board includes job openings at Lambda Legal, NCLR, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.

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