Pipeline Commitment Hackathon: Creating Equitable Access into the Legal Industry in Light of SFFA (OnDemand)

Originally held on Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Program Instructor:
Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Esq.
Executive Director, Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the NYC Bar

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• The Virtual Hackathon will serve as a feedback session for our stakeholders – that’s YOU! Prior to the event, our steering committee is hard at work drafting a strawman document, outlining and emphasizing the necessity of the pipeline. This is an opportunity to make your voice heard. Stakeholders will join steering committee members to review the various sections of the commitment and ensure their voices are incorporated into the final document.

  Program Fee:
  Free For Members | $29 For Nonmembers

• Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Esq.

  Executive Director of the Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the NYC Bar Association

   

• 10:00 am – 10:15 am               Introduction

   

  10:15 am – 10:30 am               DEI 101 for Lawyers

  • “End Goal” of DEI
  • A Brief History of DEI in the U.S.
  • What is “Equity”?
  • Guiding Principles of DEI Work

   

  10:30 am – 10:45 am               Basic Bias Training

  • What Bias Training Teaches Lawyers
  • Neuroscience Highlights
  • Using mindfulness to combat bias

   

  10:45 am – 11:00 am               Understanding the “Pipeline Problem” in the Legal Profession

   11:00 am – 11:15 am               How does bias show up in the legal profession?

   

  11:15 am – 11:30 am               What is the harm and how do lawyers address it?

   

  11:30 am – 11:45 am               Call to Action: What the legal profession can be doing right now!

   

  11:45 am – 12:00 pm              Q&A

• New York: 2.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
  New Jersey: 2.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
  California: 2.0 Elimination of Bias
  Pennsylvania: 2.0 Professional Responsibility

• Sponsoring Association Committee:

  Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive Director

  Sponsoring Association Committee:

  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Brittani McDonald & David Sarnoff, Co-Chairs
  Education & the Law, Rebecca Berkebile & Jonathan D. Glater, Co-Chairs

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org