SALT's mission is to:

  • make the legal profession more inclusive and reflective of the great diversity of this nation
  • enhance the quality of legal education by advancing social justice within the curriculum and promoting innovative teaching methodologies
  • extend the power of law to underserved individuals and communities

Calendar of Events from Across the Country

02-09-2012

Representing Unaccompanied Minors in Immigration Proceedings

Starts:
     February 9th, 2012 6:00 PM

Ends:
     February 9th, 2012 8:00 PM

Where:
     NYU School of Law
     Furman Hall, Room 214, 245 Sullivan Street, NY, NY

The Society of American Law Teachers--SALT--and Kids in Need of Defense--KIND--present a two-credit CLE for practicing lawyers and law school students who want to provide pro bono counsel to unaccompanied children who are seeking safety in the United States.  The CLE will take participants through an overview of the proceedings, including migration of minor children, basics of removal proceedings for children, appearances in immigration court, legal remedies and options, and working with children.  Graduates of this program will join a growing community of pro bono counsel with whom to share information and advice while representing these children. 

Download a flyer and distribute it to friends, students, and colleagues.

To register for this event, click here.

02-24-2012

Democracy and the Workplace

Starts:
     February 24th, 2012 8:00 AM

Ends:
     February 25th, 2012 8:39 AM

Where:
     UNLV, Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution
     4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV

Democracy and the Workplace

A two-day Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution symposium on contemporary issues in labor and employment law.


Collective bargaining has become an issue in the United States, riots have roiled Britain, and the Arab spring continues to change politics in many ways. Protests by people who work and who are out of work are becoming more common.

02-24-2012

Norman Amaker Public Interest Retreat--2012

Starts:
     February 24th, 2012 3:00 PM

Ends:
     February 26th, 2012 5:00 PM

Where:
     Resurrection Center, Loyola University
     Woodstock, IL

Loyola Chicago will  be hosting the 2012 Norman Amaker Public Interest Retreat on February 24-26, 2012, and students there have already set the theme: "Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Public Interest Initiatives for a Better Tomorrow."

The 2012 Amaker Program is now available.  Download the PDF.

03-01-2012

Externships 6 Conference--Boston, MA

Starts:
     March 1st, 2012 3:00 PM

Ends:
     March 4th, 2012 12:00 PM

Where:
     Northeastern University School of Law and Harvard Law School
     Boston and Cambridge, MA

The Externships 6 Conference Planning Committee encourages you to join us in Boston from March 1-4, 2012 as we continue our national discourse on the critical role of field placements in preparing new lawyers. We are extremely excited by the great wealth of content and look forward to welcoming you to Boston on March 1st.  If you have not already registered for the conference, please note that the conference and hotel registration deadline is February 17, 2012.  All registration links and conference information, including preliminary schedule, is available at the conference website at:  

http://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/conferences/externships6/index.html

03-02-2012

Robert M. Cover Public Interest Retreat--2012

Starts:
     March 2nd, 2012 4:00 PM

Ends:
     March 4th, 2012 12:30 PM

Where:
     The Sargent Center
     Peterborough, NH

This year the Robert Cover Public Interest Retreat is being organized by the students at Albany Law School and Vermont Law School. 

Online Registration is available at http://www.law.yale.edu/news/coverretreat12.htm

Registration Deadline is February 16, 2012

03-16-2012

Representing the Vulnerable and Remembering Ralph Abascal

Starts:
     March 16th, 2012 11:00 AM

Ends:
     March 16th, 2012 7:00 PM

Where:
     UC Hastings College of Law
     200 McAllister Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA

This conference examines the role, responsiveness, and effectiveness of lawyers in representing socially vulnerable groups on policy matters.  The first session will focus on advocacy undertaken by government-funded legal services lawyers in California in the early 1970s to counter then Governor Ronald Reagan’s welfare reform proposals.  The event is free, but RSVP is encouraged, even if you are local.  Register here. 

03-17-2012

Breaking In: How to Become a Law Professor or Administrator

Starts:
     March 17th, 2012 8:30 AM

Ends:
     March 17th, 2012 3:00 PM

Where:
     Chapman University School of Law
     One University Drive, Orange, CA

Chapman University School of Law will be hosting SALT's "Breaking In: How to Become a Law Professor or Work in Legal Education," to introduce recent graduates and practitioners to the avenues available to joining the legal academy as a professor--podium, clinical, legal writing--or administrator. 

To learn more about this program and register, go to "Dinner & Conferences."

03-23-2012

Reinvigorating the Call: Fulfilling the Promise of Diversity in Legal Education

Starts:
     March 23rd, 2012 8:30 AM

Ends:
     March 23rd, 2012 4:30 PM

Where:
     Syracuse University College of Law
     Grant Auditorium, Syracuse, NY

REINVIGORATING THE CALL:
FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF DIVERSITY IN LEGAL EDUCATION
 
Friday, March 23, 2012
Grant Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-1030

The conference is free; however, registration is required by Monday March 19th. 

Please follow this link to complete the registration process and to obtain information on hotel accommodations:

http://www.law.syr.edu/diversity-conference

03-24-2012

Trina Grillo Social Justice Retreat

Starts:
     March 24th, 2012 9:00 AM

Ends:
     March 25th, 2012 5:00 PM

Where:
     Golden Gate University School of Law
     536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

The 2012 Trina Grillo Social Justice Retreat is being organized by faculty and students at Golden Gate University School of Law.  The theme of this year's program is "Fighting Poverty & Inequality: Putting Critical Theory into Practice."

03-29-2012

2012 SE/SW People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference

Starts:
     March 29th, 2012 4:00 PM

Ends:
     April 1st, 2012 3:00 PM

Where:
     Samford University Cumberland School of Law
     Birmingham, AL

Welcome to the 2012 Southeast/Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference at Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. Our conference theme, Transformative Advocacy, Scholarship, and Praxis: Taking Our Pulse, examines the ways in which legal scholars are transforming our institutional and external communities through advocacy, scholarship, and community engagement.  Click here to go to the conference website. 

10-04-2012

2012 SALT Teaching Conference

Starts:
     October 4th, 2012 9:00 AM

Ends:
     October 6th, 2012 5:00 PM

Where:
     The University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law
     Baltimore, MD

Call for Proposals will be issued shortly.  This conference will include the Tenth Annual LatCrit -SALT Junior Faculty Development Workshop.

10-04-2012

LatCrit-SALT Tenth Annual Junior Faculty Development Workshop

Starts:
     October 4th, 2012 9:00 AM

Ends:
     October 5th, 2012 12:00 PM

Where:
     The University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law
     Baltimore, MD

The Tenth Annual LatCrit-SALT Junior Faculty Development Workshop will begin the 2012 SALT biennial teaching conference.

Watch this space for details, including calls for papers.