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Schedule-at-a-Glance

The schedule below is tentative and subject to change. A final schedule will be available in the onsite printed program materials. Please make your course selections on the registration form.

Thursday, June 7 Program Tracks: Public Benefits \| Technology
7:30 am Conference Registration Desk Opens
7:30 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Affinity Group Meetings
9:00 - 10:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Keynote Speaker: Justice Carlos R. Moreno, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California and Of Counsel with the Los Angeles Office of Irell & Manella LLP
10:15 - 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions Beyond Stress Management--Maintaining Passion! Incorporating Technology to Prepare High Quality and Cost-Effective Pleadings in a Conservatorship Clinic and Other Self-Help Settings (Technology Track) Judicial Careers for Legal Services Attorneys Legal Ethics Goes to the Movies Working with Veterans, De-Mystifying VA Benefits (Public Benefits Track)
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch Affinity Group Meetings Nonprofit Resource Fair
1:00 - 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions A2J Author, Law School Clinics and Access to Justice (Technology Track) Civil Rights and Access to Courts and Legal Services: Language and Disability Rights of Clients Effective Representation and Assistance to Self-Represented Clients in SSI Hearings Eliminating Employment Discrimination Against People with Arrests and Convictions Implementing California's 1115 Medicaid Waiver - The Bridge to Health Care Reform (Public Benefits Track)
2:45 - 4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions Collaborative Conflict Resolution: A Facilitative Approach to Day-of-Court Settlement Efforts Ethics for Self-Help Service Providers Health Care Reform Implementation in California - What Legal Services Advocates Need to Know (Public Benefits Track) Using Technology to Assist More Self-Represented Litigants (Technology Track) Working Effectively with Court Interpreters to Provide Meaningful Access - the Basics
4:30 - 5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions Private Employers, Public Projects Managing Pro Per Clients' Expectations Through Comprehensive Communication Maximize e-help to Conserve Staff Resources for Small Claims Advisors and Other Self-Help Providers (Technology Track) Professional Responsibility for the Legal Services Practitioner, Including Working with Difficult Clients Public Benefits Advocacy for People Who Are Homeless and Disabled (Public Benefits Track)
5:45 - 7:15 pm Opening Night Reception Presentation of LAAC Awards of Merit If you have guests who are not registered for Pathways and want to attend the reception, contact LAAC at pathways@laaconline.org for more information (Location: Administrative Office of the Courts located one block from Hastings)

Thursday, June 7

Program Tracks: Public Benefits | Technology

7:30 am

Conference Registration Desk Opens

7:30 - 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast
Affinity Group Meetings

9:00 - 10:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker: Justice Carlos R. Moreno, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California and Of Counsel with the Los Angeles Office of Irell & Manella LLP

10:15 - 11:45 am
Concurrent Sessions

Beyond Stress Management--Maintaining Passion!
Incorporating Technology to Prepare High Quality and Cost-Effective Pleadings in a Conservatorship Clinic and Other Self-Help Settings (Technology Track)
Judicial Careers for Legal Services Attorneys
Legal Ethics Goes to the Movies
Working with Veterans, De-Mystifying VA Benefits (Public Benefits Track)

11:45 am - 12:45 pm

Lunch
Affinity Group Meetings
Nonprofit Resource Fair

1:00 - 2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions

2:45 - 4:15 pm
Concurrent Sessions

4:30 - 5:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions

5:45 - 7:15 pm

Opening Night Reception
Presentation of LAAC Awards of Merit

If you have guests who are not registered for Pathways and want to attend the reception, contact LAAC at pathways@laaconline.org for more information
(Location: Administrative Office of the Courts located one block from Hastings)

Friday, June 8 Program Tracks: Cultural Competency \| Family Law \| Organizational Development \| Small Claims and Consumer Law
7:30 am Conference Registration Desk Opens
7:30 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast Affinity Group Meetings
8:30 - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions Debt and Debt Collection: How Legal Services Can Help Debtors Help Themselves (Small Claims and Consumer Law Track) Delivery of Services to Latino and Southeast Asian Client Communities (Cultural Competency Track) From Soup to Nuts: Developing an Advocacy Plan to Serve Patients Better by Maximizing Partners' Strengths (Organizational Development Track) Solving Problems Together: Teaming Up Lawyers and Social Workers (Family Law Track) Working with Pro Bono Volunteers to Advance Impact Litigation and Advocacy
10:15 - 11:45 am Concurrent Sessions Bankruptcy Practical (Small Claims and Consumer Law Track) Federally Assisted Housing Issues for Individuals with Criminal Records Immigration and Family Law Issues for Domestic Violence Victims (Family Law Track) It Takes A Town: Using Holistic Service Models to Expand Organizational Capacity and Better Serve Vulnerable Populations (Cultural Competency Track) Professionalizing Management of Legal Services Nonprofits - Lessons Learned from the First Year of the OneJustice Executive Fellowship (Organizational Development Track)
11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch Nonprofit Resource Fair Affinity Group Meetings Facilitated Discussion on ABA Pro Bono Standards
1:00 - 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions Increasing Board Engagement Through a Self-Assessment Process and New Governance Modes (Organizational Development Track) Little Known Consumer Statutes (Small Claims and Consumer Law Track) Navigating Anti-Discrimination Laws in Housing (Live Webcast at Hastings) Registration and Enforcement of California Family Law Orders in Mexico (Family Law Track) We're Not the World: Utilizing Cultural Competency to Become a Better Attorney and Service Provider (Cultural Competency Track)
2:45 - 4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions Advocating Against Displacement: Using State and Federal Laws to Protect Private and Public Housing Residents (Live Webcast at Hastings) Delivery of Legal Services Through Limited Scope Representation (Organizational Development Track) In Other Words: Community Interpreting in Legal Services (Cultural Competency Track) Slavery of Spouses: Creating Strategies to Identify and Combat Servile Marriage as a Form of Human Trafficking (Family Law Track) Small Claims Update (Small Claims and Consumer Law Track)
4:15 - 4:30 pm Dessert and Refreshments
4:30 - 5:00 pm Closing Session