Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Kurt M. Denk
Executive Director
City Bar Justice Center
Ramona Morel
Director, Consumer Bankruptcy Project
City Bar Justice Center
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This CLE will present a conceptual framework, concrete skills toolkit and interactive exercise intended to enhance attorney competence in pro bono advocacy, with particular attention to diversity and inclusion and the disruption of implicit biases when working with economically disadvantaged clients.
Program Fee: Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2019-2021), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
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3:30 – 3:35 p.m. Introduction
3:35 – 3:45 p.m. Diversity, Inclusion, and Pro Bono
3:45 – 4:25 p.m. D&I Skills Toolkit
4:25 – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 – 4:55 p.m. Ethics Application
4:55 – 5:00 p.m. Questions & Answers
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New York: 1.5 Total: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 0.5 Ethics
New Jersey: 1.5 Total: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 0.5 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.5 Total: 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 0.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed AttorneysNewly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) cannot earn CLE credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.
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Sponsoring Association Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Kurt Denk, Executive Director
Office for Diversity & InclusionCo-Sponsoring Association Committee:
Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee, Nicole L. Fidler and Jennifer K. Brown, Co-ChairsSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org