Why Accurate Legal Messages Still Get Misunderstood: Using AI to Pressure-Test Communication with Officials, Boards, and the Public Local government lawyers regularly have to explain nuanced legal conclusions to elected officials, boards, department leaders, law-enforcement personnel, and members of the public—audiences who may not share the lawyer’s vocabulary, assumptions, or objectives. Even when a message is legally accurate, it may be interpreted through a political, operational, or emotional lens. A recommendation may be heard as obstruction, an explanation as evasion,...
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1 event,The First 24 Hours: Media, Messaging and Liability After a Critical Incident Critical incidents are judged twice: first by what happened, and then by how leaders explained it. In the first 24 hours after an officer-involved shooting, in-custody death, mass-casualty event or other high-liability incident, incomplete facts, intense media pressure and competing voices can turn an operational crisis into a lasting legal and reputational problem. This practical webinar examines how municipal attorneys, law-enforcement leaders, public information officers and elected officials... |
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Seminars
2027 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 16 – 19, 2027
Omni Shoreham Hotel
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2028 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 6 – 9, 2028
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2029 IMLA Mid-Year Seminar
Washington, D.C.: April 20 – 23, 2029
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Conferences
2026 IMLA 91st Annual Conference
Salt Lake City, Utah: Wednesday, September 23 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City
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2027 IMLA 92nd Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado: Thursday, October 14 – Monday, October 18, 2027
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
2028 IMLA 93rd Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois: Saturday, September 9 – Wednesday, September 13, 2028
Hyatt Regency Chicago
Other Events
2026 Employment Law Program
Virtual: May 27-28, 2026
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2026 Section 1983 Program
Virtual: July 29-30, 2026
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2026 Section 1983 Program2026 International Comparative Law Program
Montréal, Québec: November 4-6, 2026
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