Plenary Session I: The Power of the State and Our Many Client Communities - Past, Present, Future

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Session Type: AALS Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Grand Ballroom

Floor: Fourth Floor

This plenary will focus on ways clinical faculty perceive and respond to the impact of “the State” on our client communities, and how to help students think productively about these issues in an evolving legal landscape. The panelists will explore ways to bring forward lessons from the past in responding to urgent pressures facing clients, with an eye toward different approaches available in clinic and externship contexts: litigation, legislation, policy reform, community organizing, etc. The discussion will touch on how to take control of a situation, evaluate potential approaches, and consider the future design of a clinical course or program.