2020 Public Interest Law Day (Philadelphia - Live Webcast)

Topics:
  • Ethical Issues
  • Employment
  • Pro Bono
  • Housing

 

Philadelphia Bar AssociationThe Philadelphia Bar Association will be holding the 2020 Public Interest Day via Live Webcast on December 3, 2020 from 9:30 AM-5:00 PM. This event is hosted by the Delivery of Legal Services Committee of the Public Interest Section.

Join your colleagues for a day of education that celebrates a bringing together of Philadelphia's vibrant public interest community and those who support it! 

Experienced panelists will present a wide array of hot topics in public interest law for public interest attorneys, pro bono practitioners, and private practice attorneys who are interested in learning more about cutting edge issues affecting the pro bono legal community.

The full program offers 6.0 PA CLE credits, with substantive or ethics depending upon session attended.


Program Schedule

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM - Administrative Announcements, Instructions and Opening Remarks

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM: Plenary Session - 2020 Election: Implications of and Lessons From the Election (1.5 SUB CLE) 

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM:  Break

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Concurrent Break-Out Sessions

  • COVID-19 and the Courts (1.5 SUB CLE)
  • Criminal Justice and Immigration Detention (1.5 SUB CLE)
  • Lessons Learned From Past Mistakes (1.0 ETH/0.5 SUB CLE)

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: Sponsor Break and Lunch

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Concurrent Break-Out Sessions

  • Ethical Issues Related to Remote Working (1.5 ETH CLE)
  • Housing Rights and Housing Insecurity (1.5 SUB CLE)
  • Workers’ Rights Issues Post–COVID-19 (1.5 SUB CLE)

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Break

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Plenary Session - Race at the Center of the Struggle for Social Justice (1.0 SUB/0.5 ETH CLE)


You must choose your break-out sessions in advance so that you are assigned the correct links to your registration. You may NOT move between break-out sessions. Full workshop descriptions are provided at the registration link for informed decision-making. Registration into the plenary sessions is automatic.

Registration ends 12/2/2020 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Login link and materials will be provided electronically late afternoon on the day before the program. 

  • CLE Credit Comments:

    6.0 PA CLE credits available; substantive or ethics depends upon session attended.

    Attendance at this event is categorized as "distance learning" by the PA CLE Board. On April 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a Court Order temporarily waiving the six (6) hour limitation on distance learning credits for 2020 compliance deadlines. Attorneys in Pennsylvania may now complete all 12 hours of their 2020 CLE requirements though approved distance learning activities.

    Also, effective January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 the CLE Board has adopted a temporary policy to recognize live online programming by accredited distance learning providers as live (non-capped) credit towards lawyers' CLE requirement.

    More information on distance learning CLE credit.
  • Contact:
    Philadelphia Bar Association
    (215) 238-6300