Law School Consumer Clinic Conference
Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 15-16, 2024
We are excited to let you know that the biennial Law School Consumer Clinic Conference (LSCCC) will be held on May 15-16, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Drury Hotel, just prior to the Teaching Consumer Law Conference. The conference will begin in the late afternoon on Wednesday, May 15, and continue with a full day of workshops on Thursday, May 16.
The Consumer Clinic Conference is a participatory convening where participants can share their experiences selecting and supervising clinic cases, teaching clinic seminars, working on consumer law policy, developing teaching materials, etc. A primary goal is to foster community across the nation’s consumer law clinics. It is a chance to get to know your colleagues better and to develop your skills as a clinical teacher in this complex and growing field. It’s also a lot of fun. Full-time faculty, adjunct faculty, and aspiring teachers — all are welcome.
We encourage any of you who teach consumer law (or a related area) to stay on for the biennial Teaching Consumer Law Conference, which will be held in Santa Fe, at the same hotel, on the two days following the Clinic Conference, May 17-18, 2024. Package deal! (Please note there is a separate registration form for the Teaching Consumer Law Conference.)
Details
Date: May 15-16, 2024
Location: Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe, NM (see "Hotel Accommodations" section below)
Schedule: The conference will begin with dinner (tentatively scheduled for 6:30 p.m.) on Wednesday, May 15, and continue with a full day of workshops on Thursday, May 16 from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meals: We will provide dinner on Wednesday, May 15. We will also provide coffee and refreshments throughout the day on Thursday, May 16. If you are staying in our room block at the Drury Hotel, breakfast is included in your room rate.
Registration
Please register here by April 5 if you plan to attend and participate.
As part of your registration, you will be asked the following questions:
"What is at least one topic, idea, project, and/or issue that you would like to learn more about and hear your colleagues discuss at the conference?"
"What is at least one topic, idea, project, and/or issue that you would like to share about at the conference?"
This year we will be charging a registration fee of $100 in order to offset conference costs. (Note: if the registration fee is an obstacle to your attendance, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.)
Hotel Accommodations
We have a block of rooms set up at the hotel conference venue (Drury Plaza Hotel, Santa Fe) from May 15-19.
- Room rate: $245/ night
- Note: breakfast is included in room rate
- Group booking code: 10073368
- Booking Deadline: Monday, May 6, 2024
If you prefer to make your reservation over the phone, or if you want to add additional nights to your reservation (NOTE: the group rate is available 3 days pre/post the block dates, subject to availability), you may call 1-800-325-0720 and refer to the group number (10073368) in order to make your reservation.
Getting to Santa Fe
If you are flying directly into Santa Fe (SAF), it is less than a 30-minute drive to the hotel. You can rent a car or take an Uber/Lyft or cab. If you are flying into Albuquerque (ABQ), which has many more flights and airlines, it is a little over an hour to the hotel. If you do not rent a car from ABQ, one of the shuttle services may be a better option than Uber/Lyft. Groome Transportation(link is external) offers regular shuttles and can arrange for drop off directly at the hotel. Be sure to book your reservation to the Drury.We recommend checking the schedule and booking in advance.
Accessibility
If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Ben Hiebert (ben.hiebert@law.berkeley.edu) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
Questions?
Please also free to reach out to Ted Mermin (tmermin@law.berkeley.edu) and/or conference logistics coordinator Ben Hiebert (ben.hiebert@law.berkeley.edu) with any questions.