New Jersey CLE Course Catalog

In this sobering session, our panel of experts will take a closer look at how the investment and legal communities could collaboratively more effectively in raising awareness on this issue and effecting real change.

This session will also address research that has been conducted regarding biases and perceptions on race and bankruptcy, including decisions on filing and under what chapter to file, and what the bar and the judiciary can do to correct that disparate treatment.

This panel will focus on issues regarding gender, race, diversity and belonging, and how to build a resilient workplace.

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for violating the States’ law against mass public demonstrations. From his jail cell, Dr. King penned an important response to clergy-people who criticized the protest that got him arrested. The words from that letter have proved to be among Dr. King’s most important writings and, interestingly, they are relevant to lawyers as well. Join the CLE Performer, Stuart Teicher, Esq., as he evaluates the text of that letter and explains how the content of that critical piece of correspondence can help lawyers improve inclusion in the practice of law.

Given that diversity and inclusion is a generational change, and as companies make multi-year commitments, one of the challenges will be sustaining the momentum once the initial euphoria passes. We will take a look at how to ensure that all the efforts made thus far continue and ultimately lead corporations in the direction they will be proud of in the years to come. Additionally, we will examine various states’ initiatives around the diversification of corporate boards.

A continuous challenge for law departments is cultivating new talent that is diverse in background, gender and race. It is imperative during this time of a great societal awakening, that we as legal leaders seize the unique opportunity in front of us to develop truly diverse pipelines, drawing new talent from untapped resources, and growing the future of diverse and inclusive legal teams.

This session will dive into how GCs can drive impactful change within their organizations, and how having equal growth opportunities within your legal team can affect workforce equality at every level. Sharpen your knowledge on workforce equality, and learn what a framework for gender equality within your organization should look like. Discuss timely topics ranging from industry standard to how equity is measured and shared.

As legal departments around the country look to develop more inclusive work environments, the question becomes how to maintain the momentum so that the initiatives of today elicit positive change in the generations to come. The discussion will center around avoiding pitfalls and fatigue when developing effective and lawful DEI programs as well as how to operationalize these diversity efforts.

Join us for a candid conversation on how law firms, legal departments, and talent agencies can do their part to increase female and minority exposure to education, employment, and leadership opportunities inside of IT, data science, and legal technology departments.