Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Format: Webinar
Program Co-Instructors: |
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Cassandra Celestin Director of Pro Bono Initiatives, City Bar Justice Center Ramona Morel |
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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
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3:30 – 3:35 p.m.
Introduction3:35 – 3:45 p.m.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Pro Bono3:45 – 4:25 p.m.
D&I Skills Toolkit
Toolkit Skill 1: Cultural Competence
Toolkit Skill 2: Disruption of Implicit Bias
Toolkit Skill 3: Navigating Socioeconomic Differences
D&I Toolkit Skills: Compliance4:25 – 4:55 p.m.
Ethics Application4:55 – 5:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers -
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 (Implicit Bias) & 0.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania:1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Sponsoring Association Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Kurt M. Denk, Executive Director
Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive DirectorCo-Sponsoring Association Committee:
Pro Bono & Legal Services, Jessica M. Klein, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org