Vermont CLE Course Catalog

Facial recognition is used by law enforcement surveillance, airport passenger screening, and employment and housing decisions. Despite widespread adoption, face recognition was recently banned for use by police and local agencies in several cities, including large cities after whistleblowers uncovered inherent bias within these algorithms. Our experts in this fascinating session will discuss the implications of this embedded bias, how they uncovered it, and the ethics behind the use of this technology.

Organizations are actively building strategic DE&I programs that go beyond a box checking exercise. This session will tackle DE&I from the angle of ethics and data. Speakers will explore topics from ethical use of racial data, the public use of equity index data, the legality of diverse staffing, and legislation coming down from the new administration.

In today’s social climate, developing a response plan to a PR crisis has become vital to business strategy. Navigating the bumpy terrain of “cancel culture” is perhaps one of the most complex challenges for today’s GC. Join us for this insightful session as we tackle the difficult balancing act of a PR crisis response.

Being an expert negotiator in adversarial settings begins with developing versatile negotiation techniques that can be adapted to fit any scenario. Over the past year, honing these skills has become even more critical as the landscape of the workforce has evolved. During this informative hour, discover what it takes to be a master negotiator in a virtual world, boardroom, and beyond.

By the end of 2021, the world will be significantly digitized and connected. So, how do you arm your company with the necessary security to survive a new wave of cyber attacks unlike any we have seen in the past? Panelists in this session will examine all aspects of cyber threats from detection, and mitigation strategies, to the importance of staff training and education.

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.

The alarming statistics are being felt nationwide. The disproportionate fallout of Covid-19 continues to force women out of the workforce, away from promotions, and further down the pipeline for senior leadership positions. This timely session will examine what we can do to change the course of this devastating trend, how we can support our fellow female lawyers in the workplace, and what it will take to overcome this roadblock on the road to gender equity.

With the advent of social media platforms and the digitalization of nearly every document and conversation, the ethical line of negotiations has been blurred. Panelists in this session will explore the ethical obligations of negotiation tactics and mechanisms, and answer the question, how far is too far when it comes to securing a win?

CFIUS issued final regulations in late January to comprehensively implement FIRRMA. Further proving that addressing growing national security concerns over foreign exploitation of certain investment structures is top of mind for regulators. This session will deep dive into the key points of this regulation and what it means for international transactions.