The Legal Working Group (LWG) call provides a unique opportunity for legal professionals nationwide to collaborate, ask questions, share experiences on human trafficking cases, and expand their professional networks. Exclusively open to attorneys, DOJ accredited representatives, paralegals, legal assistants, and law students/graduates, the LWG call covers key topics such as immigration (with a focus on T visa practice), victims’ rights, law enforcement reporting, victim services and benefits, post-conviction relief, and survivor-centered lawyering. Attendees also receive the latest updates on anti-trafficking legal and policy matters.
Participation is strictly limited to individuals who are actively practicing law or providing legal support such as attorneys, DOJ accredited representatives, law students working in legal clinics and/or in active legal internships, legal graduates, paralegals, and legal assistants.
To protect attorney-client privilege to the greatest extent possible, social workers, case managers, and general volunteers who are not assisting with legal cases cannot attend.
Call Information
Register for access: CAST Legal Working Group Zoom Registration
*For security purposes, Zoom authentication is required to access the call. This means you must register using an email associated with an active Zoom account before completing registration.
Schedule:
- Every Wednesday at 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET
- 1st Wednesday call: trafficking analysis questions only. More details below!
- 3rd Wednesday call: trauma-informed/non-legal topics only. This call exclusively addresses trauma-informed lawyering, navigating client interactions, and other non-legal matters. Please note that legal topics will not be addressed during these calls.
- All other calls: general legal questions
1st Wednesday calls: Every 1st Wednesday, we'll only cover trafficking analysis questions, approximately 2-3 per call. To submit a trafficking analysis question, you must have completed Human Trafficking Defined (including passing the quiz) OR an EMP Analysis Workshop. This ensures everyone has the foundational framework for us to effectively walk through the analysis. Any legal practitioner is welcome to attend and listen to the analysis during a 1st Wednesday call, however! If you've completed an EMP worksheet for the case, we'll prioritize your question when we receive multiple submissions. If no questions are submitted, the call will be cancelled.
Legal Working Group Emails:
To receive call reminder and cancelation emails, you must use the Nationbuilder form located at the bottom of this page. Be sure to check the “send me email updates” box. Missing this step will result in not receiving follow-up emails.
Pre-Submitted Questions
To have your question addressed during the Legal Working Group, please submit your inquiry via the Legal Working Group - Pre-Submitted Questions Form. We close submission for questions at 2 PM PT/5 PM ET the Tuesday before the call.
Submit only a question for the Wednesday call scheduled within the week. Each individual or organization/firm may submit one question per call.
We may be unable to address all pre-submitted questions during a particular call, due to the number of questions received or the nature of the question. If your question is not selected, you will receive an email that we would like to address it through individual technical assistance, instead.
If you submit a question but do not attend the call, you will need to submit an individual technical assistance request to receive a response.
Duplicate Submissions:
Avoid submitting duplicate questions. If you’ve already submitted the same question via our individual technical assistance request form, please wait for the written response to help us maximize our reach.
Additional Guidelines
Law Students/Graduates, Paralegals, and Legal Assistants: You are welcome to join the calls to listen and learn. You may ask questions that do not require legal analysis. For questions requiring legal analysis, please submit them as part of an individual technical assistance request, including information about your supervising attorney.
Zoom Registration Information
In February 2025, the LWG calls transitioned to Zoom. Zoom registration requirements:
- All registrants must use their work email when registering.
- Registrants must indicate whether they are an attorney, law student, law graduate, paralegal/legal assistant, or DOJ accredited representative.
- Attorneys must include their state of licensure, and registrants must provide their employer or organizational affiliation.
- For security purposes, Zoom authentication is required to access the call. This means you must register using an email associated with an active Zoom account before completing registration.
- Registrations that do not meet these requirements—such as those using personal emails, omitting state licensure, or failing to include employer details—may be denied access to the call.
Use the Nationbuilder form below to sign up for call notifications and receive important updates. Be sure to check the “send me email updates” box, as this ensures you receive follow-up emails. Missing this step will result in not receiving email notifications.