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Removing Bias from Attorney EvaluationsDate: Friday, October 16, 2009Format: WebcastDuration: 90 minutes
First in the ABA Presidential Diversity Program Series |
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11:30 AM-1:00 PM Eastern |
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Central |
9:30 AM-11:00 AM Mountain |
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Pacific |
ABA Presidential Diversity Program Series: Strategies for Success
ABA President Carolyn Lamm is presenting this program series which will address diversity from the perspectives of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability. Click here for more information on the series.
This series is partially funded by the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education Underserved Lawyers Fund.
Program Description
What are the keys to reducing the impact of bias on decisions concerning associate advancement in the firm? 1) Raising awareness about bias so that it can be recognized as such; and 2) Designing a bias-free evaluation process. This live webcast program will help you do both. Improving the evaluation process will help ensure that all associates are provided fair opportunities for advancement —including to partnership—if that is their goal.
This lively panel discussion will also focus on how fair evaluations help ensure opportunities for associates to work on complex matters for important clients as well as for a variety of partners, to improve their skills, to increase their referral base, and to achieve a high level of satisfaction with law practice that is sometimes missing among diverse lawyers. While this program is designed for law firm managers and senior level attorneys, associates will also benefit from the ideas of the panel, including discussion of helpful techniques for self-evaluation.
Online Access Required
This program will use the Internet to deliver live audio and program content via Microsoft Live Meeting, which most computers support. In order to access the program, participants’ computers must be connected to the Internet. Links to test your system and install the Live Meeting plug-in will be provided.
Program Faculty
Moderator: Roberta D. Liebenberg, Chair, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Charles S. Brown, ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Paulette Brown, ABA Section on Individual Rights & Responsibilities
Linda Chanow, Assistant Director, Project for Attorney Retention
James J. S. Holmes, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
CLE Credit
1.5 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credit in 60-minute states/1.8 hours of Elimination of Bias CLE credit in 50-minute states has been requested for this program in all MCLE jurisdictions. Please be aware that each jurisdiction has its own rules and regulations, including the definition of “CLE”. Check with your MCLE jurisdiction for confirmation of this programs approval.
NY-licensed attorneys: This non-transitional CLE program has been approved for experienced NY-licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for 1.5 total NY CLE credits.
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Removing Bias from Attorney Evaluations (MP4 Video File for iPod)Tuition
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