Every year, the sharpest legal minds in the LGBT community gather at the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association's annual conference and career fair.
Hundreds of practicing attorneys, dozens of scholars, over 500 students and many leading members of the judiciary are expected to attend over the course of this year's events.
Full Schedule
Wednesday, September 3rd
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Welcome Celebration Sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP |
| 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. | Explore the Castro Sponsored by the BALIF Student Representatives: Trevor Nguyen and Amanda Clifford |
Thursday, September 4th
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Recruiter and Attendee Check-In |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Career Services and Job Search Strategies for Law Students A panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, small and large firms guided by a law career services professional will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate gay-friendly employers in each of these legal arenas. Welcome: Skip Horne (Latham & Watkins) Moderator: Eric Stern (University of California, Berkeley School of Law) Speakers: Lisa Damon (Seyfarth Shaw LLP) David Nathan-Allen Sims (Saveri & Saveri) Matthew Coles (ACLU) Susan Belinda Christian (San Francisco District Attorney's Office) |
| 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | 2008 Career Fair |
| 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Exciting New Service for Lavender Law Student Attendees: |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Behind the Studies: How to Recruit, Retain and Develop Best Practices for LGBT Lawyers In November 2007, the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)’s Equality Committee on LGBT Issues published a groundbreaking report addressing best practices for the workplace and LGBT lawyers. Geared for the legal community, the report’s best practices are applicable to almost any employment setting. In this workshop, committee members involved in drafting the 2007 report will outline the Report’s recommendations including:
Moderator: Kelly McCown (McCown & Evans LLP) Speakers: Julius Turman (Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP) Jamison Green (Transgender Training and Policy Consultant) Vincent Cheng (Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson PC) Materials: November 2007 Report of the Bar Association of San Francisco Equality Subcommittee on LGBT Issues |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | NLGLA Board Meeting |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch for Candidates Sponsored by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | Making Law Schools a Welcoming Place for LGBT Students The Law School Admissions Council has undertaken several efforts to measure LGBT student satisfaction in law school. The panel will discuss those findings and discuss ways that law schools can provide a positive environment for their LGBT students. Speakers: Professor Brietta Clark (Loyola LA) Professor J. Kelly Strader (Southwestern) Professor Lawrence Levine (University of the Pacific) |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Presentation of Michael Greenberg Award Student Scholars |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Law Student Ice Cream Social Sponsored by Jones Day |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | From FAIR (v. Rumsfeld) to Equal: The Top Five Things Law Students Can Do to Address the Discrimination Inherent in the Solomon Amendment This workshop is a "where we go from here" discussion regarding the Supreme Court's 2006 decision in FAIR v. Rumsfeld upholding the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment. As a national constituency of advocates-in-training with a long-standing commitment to nondiscrimination in recruiting and a history that includes achieving a partial Congressional repeal of the Solomon Amendment in 1999, law students are uniquely situated to accelerate the effort to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Law students will return home from this practical workshop with concrete tools to advocate for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," using traditional methods, such as face-to-face lobbying and letter-writing campaigns, and more creative vehicles. Students will also leave understanding how to integrate these efforts into broader law school ameliorative efforts. Speakers: James Leipold (National Association for Law Placement) Kara Suffredini (Family Equality Council) Aaron Tax (Servicemembers Legal Defense Network) Professor Diane Mazur (University of Florida Levin College of Law) Professor Elizabeth Hillman (Rutgers School of Law Camden) |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:00pm | NLGLA Board Co-Chair Reunion By invitation only. |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | 20th Anniversary Celebration Creative Black Tie Dinner/Dance Sponsored by Littler Mendelson for Recruiters, Candidates, Speakers and Attendees
Presentation of the 2008 Dan Bradley Award to Shannon Minter, the Legal Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Therese Stewart, the Chief Deputy City Attorney for San Francisco. Both Shannon Minter and Therese Stewart have continually set an example in the LGBT community during their years of service. One recent, noteworthy example of their involvement is the California marriage cases. Shannon served as the lead litigator, and Therese argued the case for the city and directed strategy for the lawsuit. Their success is certainly a feather in their cap, and is a fitting result to their years of hard work. |
Friday, September 5th
8 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Attendee Check-In |
| 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | General Attendance Plenary Session One The Way We Were: Legal Issues in Our Community, A History |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Concurrent Workshops - Session One |
| 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Judges' Closed Chambers Luncheon By invitation only. |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Transgender Lunch sponsored by Morrison Foerster Speakers: Calpernia Addams, Jody Huckaby |
| 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | |
| 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Concurrent Workshops - Session Three |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | People of Color Celebration Sponsored by Thomson Reuters |
| 7:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Women's Night OUT and Men's Night OUT Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP |
Saturday, September 6th
| 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Continental Breakfast |
| 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. | Law Student Congress |
| 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | General Attendance Plenary Session Two Bias in the Legal Profession: Intersections of Gender, Race, Nationality and Sexual Orientation |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Concurrent Workshops - Session Four |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Student Lunch Sponsored by Latham & Watkins |
| 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. | |
| 3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. | General Attendance Plenary Session Three Legal Issues Facing our Community in 2008-2012 - Where We're Going and How We Will Keep Winning! |
| 4:45 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Law Student Celebration & Caucus Sponsored by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Michael Greenberg Writing Competition Award Winners Student Leadership Award Winners Announcement of the 2009-2010 Law Student Division Chairs |