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; Member, ACS District of Columbia Lawyer Chapter Board of Directors

Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Founder and Executive Director, Upper Seven Law; ACS Next Generation Leader

Anne Swift, Senior Counsel, Democracy Forward; ACS Next Generation Leader

Moderator:

Zack Gima, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, American Constitution Society