NLADA-CAC Goal 16 Working Group: Public-Private Collaboration to Advance Goal 16 in the United States
Description
The NLADA-CAC Working Group will meet twice a year. First, at NLADA’s annual conference, which meets in the fall on an annual basis. This is the preeminent gathering of public defender and civil legal aid lawyers in the country. During the conference, the working group will gather to set a policy agenda that the public interest community and corporate community can advance together – identifying in particular those areas where business leadership is most impactful and necessary (e.g., due to lobbying restrictions placed on many of these programs due to federal regulations). Throughout the year, the working group will continue to work together virtually to advance progress on the agenda set in the fall. In the summer, the working group will convene again during NLADA’s annual dinner to measure progress and readjust priorities. After that, the working group will continue to work together virtually as needed until the next NLADA annual conference in the fall. This work is intended to be ongoing and long-lasting.
The NLADA-CAC Working Group will report on its activities through NLADA’s annual impact report. As technology is needed for this working group, NLADA will work with its CAC partners to identify if any in-kind resources might be possible.
Founded in 1992, NLADA’s CAC unites distinguished legal executives from a wide variety of industries to help low-income people in need of legal services by strengthening pro bono programs, formulating national strategies in support of funding for legal representation and supporting resource development at NLADA. <br />
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The NLADA-CAC Goal 16 Working Group will strategically connect NLADA experts on access to justice (on staff and across our national membership) with corporate partners to assist the business community in identifying and advancing policy initiatives on access to justice in the United States. By working together, the public interest and private sector communities can leverage each other’s strengths to meaningfully move the dial on access to justice. The working group will formally meet twice a year, at NLADA’s annual gatherings, to set an annual policy agenda and measure progress.<br />
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This work is based on the successful collaboration between NLADA and the corporate community to preserve and protect the primary source of federal funding for civil legal aid in the United States. Since 2017, first under the leadership of John Schultz, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Immediate Past Chair of NLADA’s CAC, “General counsel from nearly two hundred top American corporations joined together in a letter to members of Congress that favored increased funding [of the Legal Services Corporation]. They described how their companies worked to support access to justice for all with ‘countless hours of pro bono representation provided by corporate legal departments and in-house attorneys.’” The general counsel support has only continued to grow in each successive year with support by the CAC’s current chair Max Laun, Vice President and General Counsel of Arconic, and nearly 270 signatories as of the spring of 2019. This effort has contributed to the preservation of the Legal Services Corporation’s funding. These actions are particularly important because many civil legal aid offices are restricted from directly lobbying government and cannot make the case themselves.
NLADA's Corporate Advisory Committee (CAC)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 16
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
16.1
Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
16.1.1
16.1.2
16.1.3
Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
16.1.4
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark
16.2
End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children
16.2.1
Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month
16.2.2
16.2.3
Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18
16.3
Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all
16.3.1
Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms
16.3.2
16.3.3
Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism
16.4
By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime
16.4.1
16.4.2
16.5
Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
16.5.1
16.5.2
16.6
Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
16.6.1
16.6.2
Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services
16.7
Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels
16.7.1
Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups
16.7.2
16.8
Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance
16.8.1
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
16.9
By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration
16.9.1
16.10
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
16.10.1
16.10.2
16.a
Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
16.a.1
16.b
Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
16.b.1
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Aileen Moffatt, Vice President, External Affairs