Every eight to 10 years, legal scholars from across the United States and beyond gather for one of the nation's premier conferences dedicated to scholarship on race, law, justice, and public policy. In 2027, Seattle University School of Law is honored to host the Fifth National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference (#NPOC27), bringing together hundreds of legal scholars, educators, practitioners, and aspiring academics for four days of intellectual exchange, collaboration, and community.
Centered on the theme Justice by Design: Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Responses to Race, Law, and Innovation, the conference will explore how legal scholarship can respond to today's rapidly evolving social, political, and technological landscape. Through keynote conversations, scholarly panels, works-in-progress workshops, mentoring opportunities, and networking events, participants will examine how law can advance justice while addressing the challenges and opportunities created by emerging technologies and changing democratic institutions.
Whether you are an established scholar, junior faculty member, law professor, practitioner, law student, or aspiring legal academic, NPOC27 offers an unparalleled opportunity to present research, build lasting collaborations, and help shape the future of legal scholarship.
