Equal Justice Works invites you to attend our second annual virtual law student public interest primer from Wednesday, May 28 to Thursday, May 29, which will help prepare you for your upcoming summer internship. This primer will bring together practitioners and experts from the legal field for eight (8) interactive sessions on topics ranging from trauma-informed lawyering to issue spotting and case management.

Participants will gain practical knowledge and begin to build a solid skill set that they can take with them into their summer internships and beyond!

This free opportunity is available to all law students. While this event is geared towards law students, these sessions will also serve as great refreshers or introductions to topics for experienced attorneys.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 28

12:30 PM – 12:45 : Opening Remarks from Equal Justice Works CEO Verna Williams

12:45 – 1:45 PM: Opening Plenary: Disaster Resilience Training

2:00– 3:00: Navigating Difficult Client Interviews

3:15 – 4:15: Legal Aid Intern Best Practices and Managing Up

4:30 – 5:30: Turn Your Internship into an Equal Justice Works Fellowship

Thursday, May 29

12:00 – 12:50: Building Resilience through Emotional Intelligence

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Community Lawyering

2:30 – 3:30 PM: Trauma-informed Lawyering

4:00 – 5:30 Closing Plenary: Housing Justice Training

You can reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions.

Please note: Given the interactive nature of this event, sessions will not be recorded. An email containing the Zoom details for each session will be provided on May 27 .