LIVE WEBCAST
Being Seen in Dialogue for Diversity:
A Discussion on Intersectional Feminism in the Legal Profession
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Description:
The program will provide a summary overview of intersectionality analysis framework applied to feminism as focused on race and gender, in the legal profession. The panel will discuss recent data and publications illustrating the experiences by women of color in spaces aimed to address diversity and inclusion within the legal field. The program will also identify roadblocks towards implementing an intersectional feminism approach in the legal profession, as well as practical ways to effect change to remove roadblocks.
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CLE Credit:
New York: 1.5 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
New Jersey: 1.7 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias
California: 1.5 Elimination of Bias
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
This program is free to Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in 2020-2022), In-House Counsel, Judges, or Attorneys in Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors.
For New York Attorneys: Newly admitted attorneys (those admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) may participate in Skills CLE courses in live, nontraditional formats, where questions are allowed during the program (through June 30, 2022 per recent guidance of the CLE Board – for more information, click here).
Program Chair:
Nydia Shahjahan, Nydia Shahjahan, Esq. P.C.
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Civil Rights, Kevin Eli Jason & Kathleen Rubeinstein, Co-Chairs
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Brittani R. McDonald & David Sarnoff, Co-Chairs
Labor & Employment, Tracey Salmon-Smith, Chair
Minorities in the Profession, Jade Gary and TaLona H. Holbert, Co-Chairs
Sex & Law, Farah Diaz-Tello & Olympias Iliana Konidaris, Co-Chairs
Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair
Women in the Legal Profession, Linda A. Rosenthal, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Organization:
Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Small Law Firm Center
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