Description
Microaggressions - often subtle, everyday comments or actions - can create lasting negative effects in the legal workplace, impacting team dynamics, client relationships, and overall firm culture. In today’s increasingly inclusive legal environments, legal professionals must be equipped with strategies to mitigate microaggressions and foster a culture of respect and equity. Through real-life scenarios and interactive discussions, this program will empower participants with the tools to recognize, address, and navigate microaggressions in legal practice by:
Identifying common forms of microaggressions within legal environments, and understanding their impact on communication, collaboration, and morale.
Analyzing the role of implicit bias in perpetuating microaggressions and learning how to actively address bias that may occur during key interactions in the legal profession such as client meetings, performance evaluations, and team leadership.
Exploring generational and cultural differences that may contribute to microaggressions, offering insights into how to bridge gaps and build more inclusive professional relationships.
Understanding how to recover from mistakes when microaggressions occur, fostering accountability and growth in both individual and organization-wide practices.
Learning practical strategies to mitigate microaggressions in everyday legal interactions, encouraging more thoughtful and inclusive communication with colleagues, clients, and across all levels of the legal profession.
Free for New York City Bar Members & Attorneys from Sponsoring Law Firms*
Attorneys from sponsoring law firms: To ensure your free registration, please register using your law firm email address.
Thank you to our Sponsoring Law Firms:
A&O Shearman · Arnold & Porter LLP · Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP · Davis & Gilbert LLP · Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP · Debevoise & Plimpton LLP · Dechert LLP · Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP · Jenner & Block LLP · Kelley Drye & Warren LLP · King & Spalding LLP · Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP · Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP · Milbank LLP · New York City Law Department · O’Melveny & Myers LLP · Outten & Golden LLP · Proskauer Rose LLP · Seward & Kissel LLP· Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP · Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP · Thompson Coburn LLP · Venable LLP · Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz · White & Case LLP · Winston & Strawn LLP
Venue
Virtual
Organizer
New York City Bar
Admission Fee
Free for New York City Bar Members & Attorneys from Sponsoring Law Firms | Non-Members: $75