Lavender Law 2008 - San Francisco
Call for Workshop Proposals
Lavender Law aims to provide the most challenging and rewarding learning experiences possible for our attendees and presenters. This year, Lavender Law will bring some of the nation's top academics, impact litigators, lobbyists and practitioners to the CLE Conference.
Lavender Law 2008—San Francisco, the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Lavender Law, will feature two dozen workshops on cutting-edge legal issues affecting LGBT individuals and the community on Friday, September 5th and Saturday, September 6th (as well as during the Career Fair on Thursday, September 4th).
Topics covered in past conferences included practical litigation and transactional skills, constitutional law developments, estate planning and drafting, employment discrimination, HIV/AIDS, immigration, domestic violence, the Solomon Amendment and other LGBT law student group management issues, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other military matters, and issues affecting out legal practitioners in the profession from solo practice to large firms.
The deadline for proposals is March 1st.
Please click here to quickly and easily submit your online workshop proposal.
A record number of firms have already committed to sponsoring Lavender Law 2008 - San Francisco. Check out the Lavender Law website for the ever-growing slate of sponsors and recruiters.
Upcoming Regional Events
A new feature for NLGLA members, check out the Event Calendar in the NLGLA Online Community. Send us your events to reach a broader base of interested individuals. To view all the upcoming events, login to the NLGLA Online Community using your username and password, click on "Event Calendar" in the navigation bar, and start browsing! Questions? Please contact Jennifer.
LAGBAC: The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago
Meet the Bar: January 2008 - Friday, January 25th
The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC) and Lawyers for Diversity
welcome legal professionals, law students, and members of the public to their monthly social event from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60657 (Roscoe and Halsted). The Meet the Bar events exist thanks to the generous contributions of numerous law firms throughout Chicago. For additional information or law firm sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mario Sullivan at msullivan@lagbac.org.
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
Regional Lavender Law 2008 - Saturday, January 26th
The Minnesota Lavender Bar Association's annual Regional Lavender Law conference is a terrific opportunity for education, networking, and more, open to attorneys, law students, and others interested in learning more about the legal issues surrounding sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV. Typically co-sponsored by the Minnesota AIDS Project, OutFront Minnesota, the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, and our generous host, William Mitchell College of Law, Regional Lavender Law is often part CLE, part family reunion. For more information, please click here.
QLaw: The GLBT Bar Association of Washington
South Sound Potluck & Social - Thursday, January 31st
QLaw invites you to Get away from the city and come meet and greet other Southerners! South Sound QLaw members and allies, that is. Please bring an appetizer or dessert, as well as your ideas and suggestions for future QLaw events. For more information, please click here(pdf).
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Attention Members: Attend the February 2008 NLGLA Board Meeting in Los Angeles!
During the American Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting in Los Angeles (February 6 - 12, 2008), the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association Board of Directors will convene for its first meeting of 2008.
New this year, NLGLA members are welcome to sit-in on the proceedings, but only valid members with current, paid membership dues will be permitted to attend. The Board of Directors will meet on Saturday, February 9th from 9am to 5pm.
Loews Santa Monica
1700 Ocean Avenue,
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Catalina Ballroom C, Lobby Level
For more information, please contact D'Arcy.
Looking for a Judicial Clerkship in DC?
A judicial clerkship is an excellent way to learn the inner workings of the courthouse and become familiar with the procedures involved in the legal system. The Senior Judges Chambers of the D.C. Superior Court is accepting applications from interested third-year law students and recent law school graduates. For more information, including application information, please click here(pdf).
Renew Your NLGLA Membership TODAY
NLGLA is improving member services to bring you more online resources. On February 1st, 2008 NLGLA will be raising membership dues to reflect membership improvements and upgrades.
If you renew your membership before February 1st, you will renew at the current, lower rates.
Membership renewals are done quickly and easily online - pay by credit card through our secure website!
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