The Legal Network for Gender Equity and TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund hosted a webinar, “Legal Empowerment in Practice: A strategy for fostering client engagement, agency, and self-advocacy skills in legal representation and consultations” on November 12, 2024.     

This interactive webinar, tailored specifically for Legal Network attorneys by the Right Question Institute, included strategies and tools to: 

  • Help individuals seeking legal help feel more empowered to ask questions and participate in decisions during their initial legal consultations;  
  • Build clients’ ability to advocate for themselves, navigate the legal system, and understand legal protections available to them; and  
  • Provide client-centered services and partner with clients to achieve clients’ goals.  

Speakers:     

  • Naomi Campbell(she/her), Director of the Legal Empowerment Program, Right Question Institute  
  • Luz Santana(she/her), Co-founder, Right Question Institute 
  • Lizzy Vogel (she/her), Senior Counsel, Legal Network for Gender Equity & TIMES UP Legal Defense Fund, National Women’s Law Center (Moderator) 

Copies of the slides are available for download on this page.     

These webinars and the accompanying materials have been prepared for attorneys in the National Women’s Law Center’s (NWLC) Legal Network for Gender Equity and for informational purposes only.  The provision of this material does not create an attorney-client relationship between any attorney at NWLC and the reader and does not constitute legal advice. Organizations and individuals are encouraged to contact a lawyer licensed in their jurisdiction for advice on their specific circumstances.