The
National
Lawyers
Guild
is
the
oldest
and
largest
progressive
bar
association
focused
on
deploying
the
law
in
service
of
advancing
human
rights
and
protecting
ecosystems.
Their upcoming
Law4ThePeople
Convention,
taking
place
on
October
30th
to
November
3rd,
in
Birmingham,
Alabama
will
bring
together
NLG
members
from
across
the
country
to
hear
from
prominent
advocates
and
accumulate
much-needed
CLE
credit.
But
conferences
aren’t
cheap…
The
NLG
Convention
is
our
most
costly
event
of
the
year,
as
we
not
only
pay
for
staff
time
to
organize
logistics,
but
also
to
cover
the
meetings
costs
of
the
hotel
where
the
convention
takes
place.
Paying
at
the
level
you
can
afford
greatly
helps
us
cover
our
costs,
and
enables
us
to
provide
the
most
accessible
experience
possible
while
still
extending
registration
fee
reductions
to
those
who
need
them.
Rejecting
fixed
fee
registration
is
a
growing
trend
in
event
planning.
Conferences
set
prices,
ideally,
low
enough
to
bring
in
the
minimum
number
of
people
to
cover
costs
without
sacrificing
quality.
But
this
also
presents
a
barrier
to
a
lot
of
folks
who
would
otherwise
attend
AND
leaves
a
lot
of
money
on
the
table
from
people
and
institutions
who
might
otherwise
cough
up
more
than
the
bare
minimum.
Offering
a
sliding
scale
model
provides
relief
where
the
fee
would
be
a
dealbreaker
and
potentially
makes
that
(or
more?)
back
from
those
able
to
pay
more.
In
other
words,
“Here’s
a
suggested
price…
pay
what
you’re
able
to
whether
it’s
more
or
less,
every
little
bit
helps.”
It’s
how
any
number
of
museums
have
operated
for
decades
and
should
be
pretty
straightforward.
But
lawyers
will
be
lawyers,
so
here’s
a
useful
infographic
that
the
NLG
highlighted
to
explain
the
policy.
(click
to
see
full
size
image
in
a
new
window)
I’m
not
confident
in
how
this
all
works,
but
I
think
Pepe
Silvia
gets
a
10
percent
discount.
As
a
tipster
put
it:
The
sliding
scale
conference
fee
guide
for
the
NLG
conference
is
kind
of
awesome
but
also
kind
of
overkill.
The
flow
chart
looks
like
a
43
factor
test.
That
sound
you
hear
is
Avril
Lavigne
apologizing
to
the
guy
she
accused
of
going
and
making
things
so
complicated.
Maybe
the
point
is
to
create
a
chart
so
migraine-inducing
that
everyone
just
pays
full
price
so
they
don’t
have
to
look
at
it.
And
to
be
very
clear,
the
guidance
provided
in
this
chart
isn’t
wrong…
if
you
can
decipher
it.
As
a
graphic
design
choice,
few
problems
are
best
solved
by
“4
axes
intersected
by
overlapping
ovals
filled
with
multi-colored
boxes
of
microscopic
print.”
Put
maybe
15
of
these
concerns
into
a
non-exhaustive
set
of
bullets
and
move
on
with
your
day!
Attorneys.
Can’t
make
anything
simple.
Seriously
though,
if
you
have
any
interest
in
the
causes
championed
by
NLG,
consider
registering
for
their
conference
next
month.
And
if
you
do,
they
have
a
suggested
price…
pay
what
you’re
able
to
whether
it’s
more
or
less,
every
little
bit
helps.
Joe
Patrice is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
Feel
free
to email
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments.
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