Lawyering in a Hostile Climate

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Session Type: AALS Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: N/A

Room: Salon 6 and 7

Floor: Third Floor

Now more than ever, law students need the tools to be able to effectively work in hostile legal, political, and social climates. As teachers and lawyers in Texas, this session’s panelists have past and present experience to share. The context of “battleground Texas” impacts clinic teaching and service goals, case selection, the balance of direct representation and policy engagement, partnerships, and how the work is presented to students, within the law school institution, and to the public. The panel will explore these issues from a variety of subject areas from environmental law to death penalty work to immigration, women’s rights, and criminal justice. The goals of the session are to collectively brainstorm best practices in working in chilling contexts and to broaden and strengthen the community of clinicians.