What is the NLADA Defender Trainers Section?

The NLADA Defender Trainers Section provides a forum for defender trainers and professionals with related responsibilities to keep abreast of the latest legal developments, adult learning techniques, and breakthroughs in web-based or other distance-learning technologies. The Section encourages mutual support and networking, and encourages life-long learning among defender practitioners. The NLADA Defender Trainers Section also strives to establish and define training best practices and standards for indigent defense delivery systems. To that end, the Section drafted NLADA's Training and Development Standards, which were adopted by NLADA’s board of directors in 1997.

The Section’s premier training opportunities include NLADA’s Train the Trainers Conference and programs offered at NLADA’s Annual Conference and through the National Defender Leadership Institute. The Trainers Section also works with the American Council of Chief Defenders (“ACCD”), a section of NLADA, to advise and to assist the chief defenders with their training needs and policy issues. An active on-line listserv is available for program and individual requests for assistance, sharing ideas and tips and staying informed.

Upcoming Trainings

Defender Trainer Section Co-chairs:

NLADA Staff Liaison: