The American Bar Association and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association are sponsoring: The 2008 Equal Justice Conference: Pursuing Justice: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities

These are NEW dates from what you might have seen previously and reflect a different "day" pattern - pre-conferences on Tuesday with the conference beginning on Wednesday morning and ending mid-day Friday.

The 2008 Equal Justice Conference will be held ay 7-9, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hilton Minneapolis.

The Equal Justice Conference brings together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor and low-income individuals in
need of legal assistance. The emphasis of this Conference is on strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system. Through plenary sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and special programming, the Conference provides a wide range of learning and sharing experiences for all attendees.

Pro bono and legal services program staff, judges, corporate counsel, court administrators, private lawyers, paralegals, and many others attend this event. The title and theme of the 2008 Equal Justice Conference is: Pursuing Justice: Balancing Challenges and Opportunities. The main Conference will celebrate the ongoing collaboration between pro bono and legal services; explore additional partnerships that must be created, the resources that must be tapped, and the new issues facing clients.

For more information, visit the website.