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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: What Attorneys Need to Know and Tips to Improve Their Practice 2023

Content Provider
American Law Institute CLE
Product
CLE
Run Time
62 Minutes
Recording Date
12/04/2023
Presenter(s)
Indira K. Sharma
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Diversity and Elimination of Bias
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $219.00

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Description

The legal profession continues to struggle with attracting and retaining diverse attorneys representative of the communities they serve. How does this challenge affect you and your practice? With today’s increasing demand for diversity in the legal profession by everyone, including clients, it is particularly important for practicing attorneys to understand diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues and how they relate to the practice of law as well as their own business. Indeed, the American Bar Association has taken a stance by implementing Model Rule 8.4(g) to prevent lawyers from engaging in discriminatory conduct. Join us at this timely webcast to explore the challenges of diversity in the legal profession and the importance of DEI to your practice! In this discussion, a litigation partner who is both practicing full-time and serving as Chair of the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee will provide practical advice about DEI and how it relates to your practice and business. Topics include: - An overview of the basic concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion - Why DEI is important to your practice of law and achieving your business goals - An overview of unconscious bias, implicit bias, and the ethical duties for lawyers imposed by ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) - Diversity challenges faced by law firms and legal departments and productive ways to address them

Literature

State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlabamaApproved1.00Ethics12/31/2025
AlaskaApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
ArizonaApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
ArkansasApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
CaliforniaApproved1.00Elimination of Bias12/04/2028
ColoradoApproved1.00Equity, diversity, and inclusivity12/31/2025
ConnecticutApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
DelawareApproved1.00Ethics12/03/2025
FloridaApproved1.00General08/31/2025
HawaiiApproved1.00Ethics12/04/2025
IdahoApproved1.00Ethics12/04/2028
IllinoisApproved1.00Diversity and Inclusion01/04/2026
MaineApproved1.00General03/10/2026
MinnesotaApproved1.00Elimination of Bias01/16/2026
MissouriApproved1.20GeneralOn-going
MontanaApproved1.00Ethics12/04/2026
NebraskaApproved1.03Ethics12/03/2025
NevadaApproved1.00Ethics12/31/2027
New HampshireApproved1.00Ethics12/03/2026
New JerseyApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
New MexicoApproved1.00Equity in Justice12/03/2028
New YorkApproved1.00Diversity Inclusion & Elimination of BiasOn-going
North CarolinaApproved1.00Ethics02/28/2026
North DakotaApproved1.00Ethics12/04/2026
OregonApproved1.00Ethics12/03/2026
PennsylvaniaApproved1.00Ethics01/04/2026
Rhode IslandApproved1.00Ethics06/30/2025
TexasApproved1.00Ethics02/28/2026
UtahApproved1.00Professionalism12/31/2025
VermontApproved1.00EthicsOn-going
WashingtonApproved1.00Ethics12/04/2028
West VirginiaApproved1.24EthicsOn-going
WisconsinApproved1.00GeneralOn-going
WyomingApproved1.00Ethics01/23/2026

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