This is a webcast of the live New York session.Why you should attend
The challenges of creating an inclusive work environment remain great. At this year’s Diversity and Inclusion program, a renowned faculty of practitioners, in-house counsel, diversity directors and related professionals will discuss recent legal developments that impact diversity, the current status of key diversity initiatives, recruiting practices, and the challenges and best practices for achieving a diverse workplace.
What you will learn
- The legal landscape: recent legal developments that impact diversity , including discussion of United States v. Windsor; Hollingsworth v. Perry; Fisher v. University of Texas; Shelby County v. Holder; Ligon v. City of New York
- Recruiting practices, from law school to lateral partners; post-Fisher, is anything different?
- The corporate perspective on diversity and inclusion: what are the expectations and requirements for outside counsel? Recruitment and pipeline issues post-Fisher; talent development: what can law firms and law departments do together?
Who should attend
This program will be of great interest to all attorneys concerned about issues of inclusion in the workplace, including partners and associates, in-house counsel, diversity directors, and attorneys working in government or at nonprofit organizations.
PLI Group Discounts
Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
PLI Can Arrange Group Viewing to Your Firm
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Cancellations
All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.
All times are E.S.T.
Afternoon Session: 1:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (E.S.T.)
1: 45 Recent Legal Developments that Impact Diversity
The legal landscape: a discussion of recent legal developments that impact diversity, United States v. Windsor; Hollingsworth v. Perry; Fisher v. University of Texas; Shelby County v. Holder; Ligon v. City of New York
Juan Cartagena, D’Arcy Kemnitz
2:45 The Strategy of Diversity Recruiting
- Recruiting practices post-Fisher: is anything different?
- New graduate verses lateral recruiting – economic impact
- Utilizing social media as a recruiting tool
- Rooney Rule in law? What’s next?
Anna L. Brown, Petal Modeste
3:45 Break
4:00 The Corporate Perspective
- Impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on diversity programs
- Implementation of diversity initiatives of Dodd Frank and other federal programs
- Practical, real world examples of effective diversity programs with clients and in the public sector
Moderator: Lorraine S. McGowen
Panel: Veta P. Hurst, Andrew Lipton, Richard E. Meade, Mona Papillon
5:15 Adjourn
Co-Chair(s)
Anna L. Brown ~ Special Attorney and Director of Diversity, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Lorraine S. McGowen ~ Partner and Chair of Diversity Initiatives, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Speaker(s)
Veta P. Hurst ~ Acting Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Andrew Lipton ~ Executive Director, Legal and Compliance, Morgan Stanley
Mona Papillon ~ Senior Attorney - Advisor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Program Attorney(s)
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Arkansas and Oklahoma: Audio-only live webcasts are not approved for credit.
1Indiana: Considered a distance education course. There is a 6 credit limit per year.
2New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-transitional course formats such as on-demand audio or video programs or live webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.
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4 Pennsylvania: A live webcast may be viewed individually or in a group setting. Credit may be granted to an attorney who views a live webcast individually. There is a 4.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing. A live webcast viewed in a group setting receives live participatory credit if the program is open to the public and advertised at least 30 days prior to the program. Live webcasts viewed in a group setting that do not advertise at least 30 days prior the program will be considered "in-house", and therefore denied credit.
5Virginia: All distance learning courses are to be done in an educational setting, free from distractions.
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