

Each year in March our annual LSFN Signature Event brings together over a hundred individuals from the funder, academic, government and legal services fields who are passionate about improving access to justice. Like many other non-profits organizations, COVID-19 has greatly impacted our work and required us to think more intently about the delivery of our services.
Rather than try to present our traditional Signature Event program online, we’ve opted to morph our format. This year instead of hearing a keynote speaker, we will bring together several leaders from the public interest sector to share insights and observations about how COVID has impacted their work, the communities they serve and the legal services community can “build back better”. Our format will be 6-8 presentations, each lasting 5-10min in length.

2021
SIGNATURE
EVENT
Supporting Staff Wellness and Building Back Better
Please join us for our 2021 Signature Event, where we will bring together leaders from the public interest sector to share insights and observations about how legal aid staff are impacted by their work, how this impact can be mitigated, and how the legal services community can support staff wellness as we build back better.
September 23, 2021
2:00-3:30PM PST
The program will be immediately followed by an optional 15 minute mindfulness exercise, led by Judi Cohen, Warrior One
Virtual via Zoom
This event is purposely open to a wide community, including legal service funders, NGOs, CBOs, law students, attorneys, judges, court staff, and others interested in civil legal aid.
There is no charge to attend.
2021 Signature Event Speakers

Asm. David Chui
Assemblymember, California State Assembly
will present
The "State of the State": Housing

Salena Copeland
CEO of Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC)
will present
The "State of the State":
Funding for Legal Services in California for 2021

James W. Head
CEO of East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF)
2021 LSFN Access to Justice Award Recipient

Phil Hwang
Executive Director of OneJustice
will present
The “State of the Nation”:
Federal Funding for Legal Services for 2021

Julia R. Wilson
Julia Wilson Consulting & Coaching & Executive Director, John Paul Stevens Fellowship Foundation
Moderator
WHEN /
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
2:00-3:15PM PST
WHERE /
VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM
The program will be immediately followed by an optional 15 minute mindfulness exercise, led by Judi Cohen, Warrior One
ABOUT THE EVENT /