Tuesday, February 5, 2013

February 21/NYC+Web: Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2013

The challenges of creating an inclusive work environment remain great. At this year’s annual program, a renowned faculty of practitioners, in-house counsel, and diversity directors and professionals will discuss the continuing new developments in diversity and best practices for achieving a diverse workplace.
What you will learn
  • The legal landscape: recent legal developments that impact diversity, including discussion of Fisher v. Texas, LGBT concerns, and immigration issues
  • Inclusion strategies update:  Is there anything new?  Next steps to advancing a diverse and inclusive organization and reinvigorating your strategies - a look at practical and effective approaches and tools
  • Diversity and inclusion in the current environment:  Are we making progress?  What do the actual metrics show ? A look at the status of diversity initiatives today and how they fit in the current legal and business landscapes. 
  • The corporate perspective on diversity and inclusion: what are the expectations and requirements for outside counsel; how can in-house counsel promote diversity?
Who should attend: This program will be of great interest to all attorneys concerned about issues of inclusion in the workplace, including partners and associates, in-house counsel, diversity directors, and attorneys working in the government or nonprofit environments.
Title:
Diversity & Inclusion in Law Practice 2013
When/Where:
February 21, 2013
1:45 PM Eastern
New York, NY
Also Webcast
Speakers:
  • Co-Chair: Anna L. Brown ~ Special Attorney/Director of Diversity, Shearman & Sterling LLP
  • Co-Chair: Lorraine S. McGowen ~ Partner and Chair/Diversity Initiatives, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  • Theresa D. Cropper ~ Chief Diversity Officer, Perkins Coie LLP
  • Parisa Karaahmet ~ Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
  • Richard Meade ~ V.P., Chief Legal Officer - International, Prudential
  • Mona Papillon ~ Senior Attorney - Advisor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Nate Saint-Victor ~ Vice President, Legal and Compliance Division, Morgan Stanley
  • Professor Theodore M. Shaw ~ Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.;, Former Director-Counsel & President, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
  • Neal M. Suggs ~ Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
  • David Tipson ~ Director, New York Appleseed
  • Claudia A. Withers ~ Chief Operating Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Sandra S. Yamate ~ Chief Executive Officer, The Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession
  • Program Attorney: Janet L. Siegel ~ Practising Law Institute
Credit:
3 or more credits in many states
By:
Practising Law Institute

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