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 | Prejudice and Related Unprofessionalism in the Legal Profession |
Human beings have devised myriad ways to differentiate and discriminate against their fellows -- by gender, race, culture, nationality, religion, age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, physical differences, or mental disabilities. Virtually every person in this country has, at some time or another, belonged to a group or class that has been the subject of discrimination, whether subtle or overt. Even those who are in the “majority” – white males – have perhaps felt the impact of discrimination. Thus, prejudice is a problem that directly affects the legal profession as well. This MCLE course will describe the continued unequal distribution of power and influence as it relates to women and minorities in the legal profession. It provides examples of why bias is bad business in general, and bad for the legal profession as a whole. This course will provide examples of initiatives that can be implemented by law-firms that can reduce bias in the workplace, which would benefit individuals and well as the profession in the practice. Finally, this course discusses various bar and personal initiatives which assist legal professionals in gaining additional knowledge of bias issues.
This course is available for FREE if you have an active membership or can be purchased for $100.00!
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- For Arizona State Bar
| Course No: | BIAS-08-0004 | | Credits: | 4.00 | | Method: | Interactive Online | | Categories: | - Ethics (3.0 credits)
- Elimination of Bias (1.0 credits)
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- For Colorado Supreme Court
| Course No: | CLECLU-PREJ | | Credits: | 5.00 | | Method: | Self Study | | Course Expiration: | 10/30/2011 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For New York State Court
| Course No: | BIAS-08-0004 | | Credits: | 5.00 | | Approval Code: | Approved Jurisdiction | | Method: | Nontraditional Format (Online) | | Categories: | - Areas of Professional Practice
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- For Florida Bar
| Course No: | 9774 9 | | Credits: | 5.00 | | Method: | Interactive Online | | Course Expiration: | 6/1/2011 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For Oregon State Bar
| Course No: | 4751*18 | | Credits: | 4.25 | | Method: | Interactive Online | | Course Expiration: | 11/15/2012 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
- For Indiana State Bar Association
| Course No: | 0128159 | | Credits: | 4.30 | | Method: | Participatory | | Course Expiration: | 12/31/2010 NOTE: The course must be completed by the expiration date to receive credit | | Categories: | |
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Course Objectives
- Understand the disparities between general and lawyer demographics.
- Describe the continued unequal distribution of power and influence as it relates to women and minorities.
- Provide examples of why bias is bad business, and bad for the legal profession as a whole.
- List some of the authors suggested law-firm initiatives which would be beneficial to individuals and well as the profession.
- Gain an understanding of the various bar & personal initiatives which assist legal professionals in gaining additional knowledge of bias issues.
- Become familiar with how moving beyond women and persons of color are an important as it relates to other bias.
- List in detail the controversies of Anti-Bias Initiatives.
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