Virtually every large law firm and publicly held corporation claims it is committed to gender diversity. Yet, most gender diversity programs have accomplished very little in the way of significant change. Progress toward real gender diversity depends on an organization taking three key actions.
To learn about what steps you can take to create a more diverse firm, join Andi Kramer and Al Harris for this thoughtful and poignant program about overcoming gender bias in the legal profession to create a more successful and profitable law firm. Andi and Al will mainly address why diversity benefits law firms & organizations, the gender achievement gap in the legal profession, what men can do and what legal organizations can do to end gender bias. Further topics covered in this CLE course: the moral & business rationale for diversity, unconscious & implicit bias, ABA Model Rule 8.4(g), blind auditions, thinking slow, getting involved, valuing difference, hiring, assignments, professional development, compensation & promotion and leaves & retention.
Andrea S. Kramer is an attorney and a partner in the international law firm of McDermott Will & Emery, LLP. The managing partner in the Chicago office of Nixon Peabody, Al is a frequent writer and lecturer on the financial markets, financial regulation, corporate governance and diversity in the legal profession.