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Proposals

We invite presentations from scholars; researchers; legal practitioners; court, tribunal, and dispute resolution staff; and other legal service providers from around the world on a range of topics relating to access to civil justice. Topics of particular interest include:

  • New data or empirical analysis regarding the prevalence of civil legal problems, perceptions or understandings of legal matters, or behavior taken in response to justiciable events;
  • Legal professional regulatory reform, alternative legal service providers, and innovative legal service partnerships;
  • The role of legal technology in enhancing access to justice;
  • Access to justice in the face of climate change, global conflict, and economic change;
  • Interventions and approaches to enhance equality in access to civil justice for underserved groups;
  • Research regarding the outcomes and impacts of legal services, or the return on investment regarding the delivery of legal services; and
  • The place of access to justice in legal education.

Those interested in presenting should submit a brief abstract (no more than 3,000 characters) that clearly identifies the proposed topic and summarizes key findings or lessons. Submissions will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please note that all presenters must plan to attend the conference in person (with exceptions).

The new deadline for submissions is June 30, 2024 (11:59 pm ET)

**Please note that we will continue to accept proposals until the end of June, while we review submissions from the May 31 deadline. We strongly encourage those in the global south to submit proposals.