COMPLIMENTARY: LAW FIRM DIVERSITY WEBINAR: HIRING PRACTICES, IMPLICIT BIAS, AND CREATING DIVERSE TEAMS 

August 3, 2020 | Online 

Recorded on August 3, 2020. Creating a diverse environment in your firm is crucial to overall success. In this webinar, you will learn from our experienced faculty how to attract, recruit, and retain diverse attorneys. Additionally, minority attorneys will gain tips on how to take their careers to the next level and navigate moving up in a firm.

Faculty include: Derrick L. Walker, Navan Ward, CK Hoffler, Wendell Y. Tong, and Danielle W. Mason

AAJ is not responsible for accrediting or reporting CLE credits for On-Demand programs. Each attorney is responsible for ensuring their state accepts self-application for self-study CLE credits. FAQs on CLE and Education programs can be found HERE.

This on-demand course contains the webinar recording, full course materials, and agenda from the program as well as a certificate of attendance for attendees to use when applying for 80 general minutes of self-study MCLE credit.

       

Time (ET)	Session
2:00 – 2:05 p.m.	MODERATOR INSTRUCTIONS
2:05 – 2:35 p.m.	BEST PRACTICES FOR ATTRACTING, RECRUITING, AND RETAINING DIVERSE ATTORNEYS    • Firm-Wide Policies to Establish—for Both Small Firms and Large Firms • Setting Up a Mentorship Program  • Opportunities to Support and Advance Minority Attorneys
2:35 – 2:55 p.m	IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT BIAS • Creating Law Firm Diversity Committees      • Consultants and Training
2:55 – 3:25 p.m.	WHY A DIVERSE TEAM LEADS TO SUCCESSFUL CASE OUTCOMES
3:25 – 3:45 p.m.	HOW TO NAVIGATE MOVING UP IN A FIRM
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.	QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
4:00 p.m.	ADJOURN