Impact litigation has long been a way for a relatively small number of lawyers to make systemic changes through the courts. However, jobs in impact litigation can be competitive and hard to find. There is also a great deal of confusion about how impact litigation works, and what the day-to-day life of an impact litigator looks like.
This panel will explore the many forms that impact litigation can take, and how to break into impact litigation as a career.
Panelists:
Phylicia Hill, Director of Impact Litigation, Legal Aid DC
Antonio Ingram, Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Racial Justice Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Founder and Executive Director, Upper Seven Law
Anne Swift, Senior Counsel, Democracy Forward
Moderator:
Zack Gima, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, American Constitution Society
More than half a century after the Voting Rights Act transformed American democracy, core protections face sustained pressure in courts and at the polls. The State of the Voting Rights Act and Election Administration convenes leading voices to take stock of where we're at and what comes next. The conversation will cover the Section 2 litigation pipeline post-Allen v. Milligan, redistricting and minority representation, registration and list-maintenance practices under the NVRA, and how election offices are navigating federal mandates, evolving technology, and mis/disinformation. This event is ideal for students, practitioners, and advocates seeking an update on the voting rights landscape.
SCHEDULE
State of the Voting Rights Act: Redistricting, Louisiana v. Callais, and State Voting Rights Acts
12:00 p.m. 12:55 p.m.
State of Election Administration: NVRA, Executive Order 14248, Voter Rolls, and Voter ID
1:05 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
UA Law ACS is hosting a coffee and donuts event this Thursday, November 20, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Room A112. Our members are invited to come hang and take some time away from studying to talk with fellow ACS members and exec officers about anything and everything!
Northwestern ACS is hosting a study hall at the law school where our 1L representatives and others can come to get snacks, study, and socialize. The purpose is to promote community among those in Northwestern ACS. There is no speaker or co-sponsors.
Join ACS at 12:00 PM on Thursday, November 20 in Silverman 240B for an insightful discussion with attorneys from Everytown for Gun Safety! We'll be joined by Erik Fredericksen and Lise Rahdert to have moderated panel about upcoming gun cases in the EDPA, the 3rd Circuit, and the current SCOTUS term. Lise and Erik will highlight their impact litigation work and answer questions about gun safety.
Join ACS and the Law & Business Society for a discussion with Professor Allensworth on her recent article, in ProMarket "The New 'Conservative' Merger Policy Is Not Antitrust. It’s Anti-Speech". The Trump Administration has already made dramatic changes to regulatory policy on a number of fronts. In the article, Professor Allensworth analyzes the changes to antitrust enforcement so far and whether there is any coherence beyond political motivations. This is an essential development for lawyers advising companies on mergers and acquisitions and for anyone concerned about the weaponization of federal power. Food will be provided.
