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Responding to Sexual Harm with Restorative Justice: A Primer for OVW-Funded Attorneys

Increasingly, sexual assault survivors seek remedies outside of the criminal and civil justice systems. Many are interested in exploring restorative approaches to address their safety needs following an assault. OVW-funded attorneys are faced with more questions than answers about how to proceed. What role should an attorney have in a restorative process? Will a client’s […]

Webinar: Legal Issue Spotting and Referrals for Advocates

Webinar: February 21, 11am-12:30pm Pacific/2-3:30pm Eastern Companion Discussion Session: February 22, 12-1pm Pacific/3-4pm Eastern In this webinar and companion discussion session for advocates, VRLC attorneys Maura Crossin and Alexia Tomlinson will explore how to incorporate legal issue spotting into client intakes, and provide guidance on when — and how — to make an attorney referral. […]

Webinar: Confidentiality Basics for OVW-Funded Attorneys Representing Survivors of Sexual Assault

During this interactive webinar, VRLC will cover confidentiality and privilege basics for OVW-funded attorneys representing survivors of sexual assault. We will help them explain attorney-client confidentiality and privilege to survivor-clients and will explore the intersections of VAWA and other federal privacy laws that impact their practice. We will share resources on jurisdiction-specific confidentiality laws, mandatory […]

National Sexual Violence Law Conference

Webinar: Navigating Employment Post Assault

Rights and Remedies for Employees and Independent Contractors Join VRLC Co-Managing Attorney Stephanie Holt for this interactive webinar exploring how best to assist sexual assault survivors who are navigating their work situations post assault. During the webinar, participants will be guided through a series of hypothetical scenarios and practice identifying survivors’ rights and legal remedies […]