I Just Met You, And This is Crazy, But Here’s My Number, So Call Me Maybe: Developing Student Attorney-Client Relationships and Communication from Afar

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Session Type: Concurrent Sessions

Session Capacity: N/A

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Room: Plaza A

Floor: Lobby Level

This session will provide tools to guide students towards building effective advocacy relationships with clients or witnesses in detained or overseas settings and to engage in cases they may not see to fruition. Participants in this session will learn remote communication strategies that can be taught to law students through two interactive classroom simulations/role plays on client interviewing and creative evidence-gathering techniques to ensure that distance does not result in diminished legal representation. We will explore ways in which technology can enhance client relationships and bridge gaps in communication. We also hope to foster conversation about the additional ways in which we as educators can increase our responsiveness to the educational needs of millennial students as well as non-traditional students graduating into a legal market with ever-increasing reliance on technological solutions. The three panelists are experienced immigration and human rights attorneys whose students represent clients in immigration detention, prisons, and overseas.