Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias:
Practice Pointers for Pro Bono Advocacy (OnDemand)
Originally held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Program Fee:
$29 for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
Description:
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.
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CLE Credit:
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: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania:1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Newly admitted attorneys in New York CANNOT earn skills, ethics, or cybersecurity-ethics credit for transitional on-demand courses but CAN earn credits in the areas of professional practice, law practice management, or cybersecurity-general if offered for this program.
For New York Attorneys: Effective through June 30, 2025 newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) may earn skills credits via the City Bar's live webcasts and live groupcasts. For more information, click here).
For New York Attorneys: This program is a transitional/non-transitional course.
Program Co-Instructors:
Cassandra Celestin, Director of Pro Bono Initiatives, City Bar Justice Center
Ramona Morel, Director, Consumer Bankruptcy Project, City Bar Justice Center
Sponsoring Association Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Kurt M. Denk, Executive Director
Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive Director
Co-Sponsoring Association Committee:
Pro Bono & Legal Services, Jessica M. Klein, Chair
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