Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias:
Practice Pointers for Pro Bono Advocacy
Thursday, March 7, 2024 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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Format: WEBINAR
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: 1.5 Total: 1.0 Elimination of Bias (Implicit Bias) & 0.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania:1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
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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