Law Centres Network Annual Conference 2020 ONLINE CONFERENCE

ACTIVIST LAWYERS MONDAY 14 DEC – IN A CHANGING WORLD THURSDAY 17 DEC SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS

USA: 09:00 – 10:30 13:30 – 15:00 Annie Pineda, Director of Pro Bono Registration, Set up your Workshops (The Bronx Defenders, NY) agenda, Networking WORKSHOP 1: VULNERABLE EEA Molly Meltzer, Director of Pro Bono Video with instructions available on CITIZENS POST-BREXIT (Brooklyn Defenders, NY) platform upon registration. Eileen Bye, Solicitor (Harrow ) AUSTRALIA: (PRE-RECORDED) Emily McCarron, Equalities and Human Janet Taylor, Managing Principal Rights Policy Manager (Age UK) 10:30 – 12:00 Solicitor (Central Australian Women’s Plenary 1: Human Rights and Stewart MacLachlan, Senior Legal and Legal Service / CAWLS) Policy Officer (Coram Children’s Legal the Rule of Law Fiona Rigney, Aboriginal and Torres Centre) WELCOME Strait Islander Engagement Advisor (knowmore Legal Service) Helen Rogers, LCN Chair & Senior WORKSHOP 2: SHOWCASING LCN DIGITAL Manager, Pro Bono (Allen & Overy) Nassim Arrage, CEO (Community Legal Alex Charles, IT and Digital Officer (LCN) Centres Australia) Alex Chalk, Parliamentary Under Andrew Flett, Digital Product Designer Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) Jade Johnson, Aboriginal Engagement (LCN) and Assistant Government Whip Advisor (knowmore Legal Service) Emily MacLoud, Digital Lead (LCN) HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND: OF LAW WORKSHOP 3: CAMPAIGNING FOR (PRE-RECORDED) HOUSING RIGHTS IN 2021 Prof Conor Gearty, Professor of Sue Moroney, Chief Executive Officer

14 DECEMBER MONDAY 14 Human Rights Law ( School of Siobhan Taylor-Ward, Housing Solicitor (Community Law Centres o Aotearoa) (Merseyside Law Centre), Chair (ACORN Economics) UK: Liverpool) Louise Whitfield, Head of Legal Jason Tetley, Director (Greater Jason Tetley, Director (Greater Casework (Liberty) Manchester Law Centre) Manchester Law Centre) Michael Abiodun Olatokun, Head of Public and Youth Engagement (Bingham Ben Clay (Greater Manchester Tenants Centre for Rule of Law) Union) 17:30 – 19:00 Workshop 12:15 – 13:15 15:30 – 17:20 WORKSHOP 4: CHALLENGING THE Networking Plenary 2: International DYNAMICS OF RACISM Covid Response Raggi Kotak, Barrister (One Pump Court) and Race Educator CANADA: Hugh Tye, Executive Director (Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, Ontario) SPEAKERS AND ACTIVIST LAWYERS IN A CHANGING WORLD WORKSHOPS MONDAY 14 – THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER

08:30 – 9:30 13:00 – 14:00 17:00 – 18:30 Live Discussion Networking Workshops WITH INTERNATIONAL COVID WORKSHOP 11: WHEN THINGS GO RESPONSE SPEAKERS FROM 14:30 – 16:00 WRONG – SHARING AND LEARNING AUSTRALIA/NZ Workshops FROM FAILURES Matt Howgate, Organisational 09:00 – 9:30 WORKSHOP 8: EMPLOYMENT Development and Compliance Consultant ADVICE – PLANNING FOR THE Jayne Butler, Head of Income and Meditation Session FUTURE Development (LCN) Jayne Butler, Head of Income and Development (LCN) WORKSHOP 12: WELLBEING – 10:30 – 12:00 MANAGING CHANGE Workshops Charlotte Harwood, Employment Solicitor (Plumstead Community Law Victoria Speed, COVID 19 Response WORKSHOP 5: OPENING YOUR Centre) Coordinator (Employment Legal Advice DOORS TO NEW COMMUNITIES Ellen Taylor, Employment Caseworker Network) Madeline Denny, Community ( Law Centre) Robert Goate, Managing Director Engagement Officer (LCN) Victoria Speed, Covid 19 Response (Cogence Training) Coordinator (ELAN) Kath Whittaker, Community WORKSHOP 13: SUPPORTING Engagement Officer (LCN) Barbara Likulunga, Solicitor ( VULNERABLE GROUPS WITH Law Centre) DIGITAL WORKSHOP 6: POST-BREXIT AND

15 DECEMBER TUESDAY 15 Tom Norman BEYOND: THE MAIN CHANGES TO WORKSHOP 9: IT UPGRADE: A , Head of Service Design THE IMMIGRATION RULES SOLUTION FOR BETTER REMOTE (Barnardo’s) Nath Gbikpi, Immigration Solicitor WORKING AND COLLABORATION Peter Brown, Head of Resources & ( Law Centre) Alex Charles, IT and Digital Officer (LCN) Organisational Development ( Adrian Edgar, Managing Director & Law Centre) WORKSHOP 7: MANAGING STAFF REMOTELY: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR (AspiraCloud) SUPPORTING WELLBEING WORKSHOP 10: WELFARE BENEFITS Elizabeth Rimmer, Chief Executive Matthew Ahluwalia, Barrister (Garden (LawCare) Court Chambers) Olivia Mowll, Welfare Benefits Specialist (Bristol Law Centre) Owen McCloskey, Legal Officer (Law Centre NI)

WORKSHOP 16: SOLVING THE RIGHT WORKSHOP 19: DISCUSSION 09:00 – 9:30 PROBLEMS FIRST GROUP – LAW CENTRES AND Yoga Mark EJ Garner, Facilitator and Trainer MENTORING (meditation, deep breathing & mindfulness) (Design Sprint Academy) Nathan FitzPatrick, Learning and Raj Sahota, Solicitor ( & Transformation Lead (LCN) WORKSHOP 17: LAW IN THE WIDER Law Centre) CHANGE ECO-SYSTEM Chloe Hardy, Director of Policy & 14:30 – 16:00 09:00 – 10:00 Communications (Sheila McKechnie Live discussion Foundation) Workshop WITH INTERNATIONAL COVID RESPONSE SPEAKERS FROM WORKSHOP 14: WHY BECOME A US/CANADA LAW CENTRE? (for those interested 13:00-14:00 in setting up a Law Centre) Networking Matt Howgate, Organisational 17:00 – 18:30 Development and Compliance Consultant 14:30 – 16:00 Workshops Jayne Butler, Head of Income and Development (LCN) Workshops WORKSHOP 20: RAISING THE GAME WORKSHOP 18: THE LANDSCAPE OF Matt Howgate, Organisational PERSONAL DEBT IN THE UK Development and Compliance Consultant 10:30 – 12:00 Jessica Cook Jayne Butler, Head of Income and Workshops , Project Development Manager (National Energy Action) Development (LCN) WORKSHOP 15: OVERCOMING Jason Roberts, Debt Adviser WORKSHOP 21: SCREENING OF SICK LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN ADVICE (Speakeasy Law Centre) BY RED SHED PLAYERS SESSIONS Nick Whittingham, Chief Executive Audrey Ludwig, Director (Suffolk Law 16 DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 16 ( Citizens Advice and Law Centre) Centre) Shelley Purchon, Director (English Peter Hirst, Writer (Red Shed Players) Unlocked) SPEAKERS AND ACTIVIST LAWYERS IN A CHANGING WORLD WORKSHOPS MONDAY 14 – THURSDAY 17 DECEMBER

WORKSHOP 23: PROVIDING FREE 09:15 – 9:30 LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ASYLUM 17:00 – 17:30 Welcome SEEKERS ON THE GREEK ISLANDS Closing Remarks Helen Rogers, LCN Chair & Senior Philip Worthington, Managing Director Julie Bishop, Director (LCN) Manager, Pro Bono (Allen & Overy) (European Lawyers in Lesvos) Tara Mariwany, Co-founder (Collective Action for Iraq) 18:00 – 21:00 9:30 – 11:00 Evening Event / Social Plenary 3: Digital Justice WORKSHOP 24: HOW CAN WE STRENGTHEN PUBLIC LAW 18:00 – BEFORE DINNER ADDRESS DIGITAL JUSTICE AND THE RULE PROVISION IN LAW CENTRES? Lord Willy Bach, Minister OF LAW Daniel Rourke, Lead Lawyer (Public 2008-2010 reflects on Activist Amos Toh, Senior Researcher, Artificial Law Project) Lawyering Intelligence and Human Rights (Human Isabella Mulholland, Legal Caseworker Rights Watch) (pre‑recorded) (Public Interest Law Centre) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Martha Dark, Director (Foxglove) Michael Bates, Solicitor (Central Presented by Lord Willy Bach Nick Davies, Programme Director Law Centre) 18:30 – MURDER MYSTERY (Institute for Government) Dr Tara Mulqueen, Assistant Professor Martin South, Chief Executive (Tower (University of Warwick, School of Law) Hamlets Law Centre)

12:00 – 13:00 20:00 – CHRISTMAS KARAOKE Networking 15:30 – 17:00 Nimrod Ben-Cnaan, Head of Policy and Plenary 4: Activist Lawyers Profile (LCN)

17 DECEMBER THURSDAY 17 13:30 – 15:00 ACTIVIST LAWYERS Workshops Prof Leslie Thomas QC (Garden Court Chambers, London) WORKSHOP 22: THE CRIMINALISATION OF YOUNG Steven H. Schulman, Pro Bono Partner VICTIMS (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Pamela Fitzpatrick, Director (Harrow Washington, USA) Law Centre) Brenna DeVaney, Director of Pro Bono Annahita Moradi, Barrister/Victims of Programs / Pro Bono Counsel (Skadden, Crime Project (Harrow Law Centre) Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Ruba Huleihel, Young Persons Adviser Affiliates, Chicago, USA) (Harrow Law Centre) Ife Thompson, Barrister, Activist, Naomi Trewinnard, Justice First Fellow Founder (BLAM UK and Black Protest (Harrow Law Centre) Legal Support UK)

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