Dear ACCLE Members,

In light of concerns caused by the spread of COVID-19, and at the advisement of the ACCLE conference committee, we are postponing our annual conference, originally scheduled for June 2020. It is our intention at this time to hold the conference in the late Fall (likely late October), and we will confirm the new dates as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding.

The Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education (ACCLE) is delighted to confirm that we will be hosting our 11th Annual Conference at the Holiday Inn – Toronto Yorkdale, happening June 3-5, 2020.

The focus of our 2020 conference is “Perseverance, Resilience, and Resistance in Canadian Clinical Legal Education”. We are interested in exploring questions such as:

• What are the ongoing and future challenges to clinical legal education in Canada and worldwide?
• In what ways do clinics and/or clinicians employ strategies of perseverance, resilience, and/or resistance?
• How can fiscal challenges provide opportunities for students to embrace modes of perseverance and resilience in pursuing access to justice for vulnerable client populations?
• Alternatively, how might narratives of resilience be damaging to clinics’ clients, students, and clinicians?
• How can community partnerships and interdisciplinary approaches facilitate new opportunities for clinics, clinicians, and law students?
• During times of fiscal challenge, how can resistance help you serve your mandate?

ACCLE invites proposals for papers or workshops that fit within the general theme of “perseverance, resilience, and resistance in Canadian clinical legal education”. We welcome participation and submissions from all legal educators, as well as professionals from other related fields. We are especially interested in proposals seeking to engage the audience in an interactive or dynamic way.

The deadline to submit is January 31, 2020.

See the official call for proposals here.

Dear ACCLE members,

We are pleased to announce that the ACCLE Repository will be launching December 2019. The repository will hold various resources for clinicians including training materials, academic papers, policy papers, and more. Members will also be able to contribute their own materials, as we hope to grow the repository into a wide-ranging, knowledge sharing platform for clinicians.

Registration is simple. You will head over to intranet.accle.ca, where you will be prompted for a login. We will be emailing out a universal login for all members to use in the next month through the listserv. The password for this login will change each year, and with your membership renewal, you will receive the updated passwords.

When the login is distributed, we will also include details about how to use the repository, such as searching for and submitting materials.

If you are interested in accessing the repository, please ensure that you are registered as an ACCLE Member for the 2019/2020 year and have paid your membership fee.

Gemma