Like our past conferences, the 2009 conference promises to be an exciting, information-filled weekend with many opportunities to strategize about employment, advocacy, and community. Whether your interests are in public interest law, government work, working for a large private law firm, or something else, the weekend is a great opportunity to meet and mingle with many lawyers and law students with disabilities who are leaders in their respective fields. We will also be electing leaders for next year, and we are looking for 1Ls and 2Ls with a passion and vision for NALSWD’s future.
The 2009 conference will be held at or near the Crystal City Sheraton in Virginia, in conjunction with the IMPACT career fair for law students with disabilities. We encourage everyone to take advantage of both events throughout the weekend. Registration for the IMPACT career fair is available at: http://www.law.arizona.edu/impact/
We encourage you to book your flights through Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), and we will share conference hotel rate information with registrants by email as soon as we can.
The tentative conference schedule is laid out below. Thank you for your continued interest and participation in NALSWD.
Please feel free to contact with any questions you have. We look forward to greeting you in August!
FRIDAY AUGUST 7 |
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10:00 - 5:00 |
IMPACT Career Fair - job interviews for law students with disabilitiesRegister separately at http://www.law.arizona.edu/impact |
5:00 - 6:00 |
Joint reception, hosted by IMPACT and NALSWD |
SATURDAY AUGUST 8 |
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9:00 - 9:30 am |
Welcome from NALSWD President |
9:30 - 10:30 |
Panel 1: Getting and Keeping a Job as a Law Student with a Disability in This EconomyCareer counselors, employers, and recent job seekers will be on hand to inform you how to successfully gain and retain employment in a difficult economy, including strategic job-seeking and how to discuss disability in the workplace. With Carrie Griffin Basas from the University of Tulsa Law School, Paula Nailon from the University of Arizona Law School, and Stuart Pixley, in house counsel at Microsoft. |
10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
10:45 - 11:45 |
Panel 2: Bar Exam AccommodationsLearn how to successfully request and receive the accommodations you need and hear from lawyers who are working on national advocacy efforts to improve access to the MPRE and Bar Exams. With Claudia Center from the Employment Law Center in San Francisco, Sue Lunbeck from UC Hastings Law School, and Eve Hill from Syracuse University Law School. |
12:00 - 1:30 pm |
Lunch and Talking with ExperienceMeet with young alumni to talk one-on-one over lunch about how to get the most out of law school when it comes to academics, job searching, extra-curricular activities, accommodations, and anything else on your mind! |
1:45 - 2:45 |
Panel 3: Recent Developments in Disability LawJoin leaders from the disability law community as they outline recent policy and political changes at both the national and international levels, and how those changes will affect the legal and disability community at large. With Andy Imparato from the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD), Aaron Bishop of the Senate committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Sandy Finucane, a VP at the Epilepsy Foundation of America. |
2:45 - 3:00 |
Break |
3:00 - 4:00 |
Panel 4: NALSWD Needs You!Learn more about how NALSWD began, what we have accomplished to date, and how you can get involved in NALSWD's future! With the NALSWD Executive Board and Committee Members. |
4:00 - 6:00 |
Break |
6:00 - 7:00 |
Networking Reception |
7:00 |
Dinner and Keynote Speaker, Christine Griffin, Acting Vice Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
SUNDAY AUGUST 9 |
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8:45 - 9:30 am |
Breakfast |
9:30 - 10:00 |
Update on NALSWD's 501(c)(3) incorporation process |
10:00 - 11:00 |
NALSWD's 2009-10 Advocacy CampaignCommittee presentations. |
11:00 - 11:30 |
ElectionsDebrief. |
