Navigating Unconscious Biases for Equitable Legal Practice
The course on Addressing Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession is designed specifically for attorneys, providing them with comprehensive knowledge and practical strategies to recognize, understand, and address implicit bias in their professional lives. Implicit biases are deeply ingrained unconscious biases that influence decision-making and behaviors without conscious awareness. Participants will explore the impact of implicit bias on workplace dynamics, client interactions, and overall organizational culture. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and practical exercises, attorneys will gain the skills necessary to mitigate implicit biases and create a more inclusive and equitable legal practice.
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Award-Winning Diversity, Equity & Inclusiveness Consultant | Fortune 100 DEI Training Specializing in Unconscious Bias Education
Kathleen Nalty is a lawyer, author, and expert in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She works as a consultant with a wide variety of organizations, including law firms, corporations, nonprofits, and government organizations across the U.S. and Canada. In 2015, she published a “how to” book for law firm leaders entitled Going “All-In” on Diversity and Inclusion: The Law Firm Leader’s Playbook that includes new tools for advancing diversity and inclusion. In April 2017, Kathleen was invited to give a TEDx talk – Diversity Makes You Smarter – at the University of Colorado. Kathleen founded the Center for Legal Inclusiveness (CLI) in Denver, Colorado in 2007 and led the nonprofit as its Executive Director through January 2013. In this role, Kathleen developed the only “how to” manual for legal organizations with a comprehensive step-by-step process for removing hidden barriers to retention and creating an inclusive workplace. In 2012, Kathleen led 10 half-day training sessions across the U.S. on diversity and inclusion for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association as part of its new Academy for Diversity & Inclusion. Kathleen also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law School from 2012-2018, where she taught a course on diversity and inclusion. Kathleen earned a B.A. from the University of Denver and a J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School. After law school, she was selected to participate in the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. As a federal civil rights prosecutor in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, Kathleen worked on cases involving hate crimes, police brutality, and slavery. Kathleen has earned 12 awards for her thought leadership and advocacy in DEI and social justice. To learn more about Kathleen, visit www.kathleennaltyconsulting.com.
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Darryl Johnson II is a creative thinker based in sunny Southern California. A prolific content creator, he has published several dozen works for wind band, jazz band, and orchestra and is the author of dozens more print and multimedia publications in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. Along the way, he has delivered academic presentations to hundreds of schools in over 40 states and 3 countries and has received regular laudits for a supportive and relatable approach to education. A composer of music and a composer of words, Darryl Johnson II has developed an insatiable interest in a broad range of concepts and ideas that have been refined by fires of art and strategy and he is passionate about inviting others on new and interesting journeys of thought, experience, and design.
