Culture & Accountability in the Legal Profession
Creating and nurturing culture that supports lawyers (both as attorneys and as human beings) and treats everyone fairly is critical to the success of the legal profession. Assumptions about the …
Practical Skills of Estate Planning
Estate planning is a popular area of practice for newer attorneys and, with an aging population in the U.S., knowledgeable practitioners are needed more than ever. Our panelists will discuss …
Mitigating the Impact of Compassion Fatigue and Secondary Trauma Exposure
Judges, lawyers, and legal professionals often absorb and “take on” other people’s problems. From a neurological and physiological perspective, we will examine why stress is contagious, how exposure can develop …
Community Based Solutions in Access to Justice
Everyday legal problems are everywhere. An estimated two-thirds of the world’s population lack meaningful access to justice. Emerging from the global access to justice crisis is a growing opportunity to …
In Conversation with Lawyers with Disabilities
Lawyers with disabilities have always represented a small percentage of the legal community. However, in recent years, as technological advances have made it easier for lawyers with disabilities to engage …