Vermont Diversity and Inclusion CLE Courses
Best SellerLabor & EmploymentFastTrackDEI Outlook for 2025: Employer Best Practices, Legal Risks, and More
At the close of January 2025, the Trump administration issued two executive orders and a presidential action addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. While the EOs primarily target the public sector, the private sector is expected to feel ripple effects. In this course, our distinguished faculty dissect the new EOs and offer best practices for ensuring existing DEI programs comply with the latest laws. You can't afford to miss this critical legal update - register today! Catch up on the Trump administration's recent executive orders. Analyze the potential effects of the EOs on the private sector. Uncover essential guidelines for reviewing and updating DEI policies.
Recorded March 17, 2025.OnDemand 58 minutes
Best SellerEthics & Specialty Credits4.48Ethical Use of Generative AI: The Attorney's Guide
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the legal profession. However, with new technology come new risks. Are you treading lightly? This focused guide takes you through the ethical dos and don'ts of using generative AI in legal practice. Build your knowledge - register today! Explore the different types of generative AI for lawyers. Get the latest guidance for ethically using AI in legal practice. Examine best practices for drafting AI policies for the law firm. Discuss the risks of bias in generative AI. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Steven Sorenson. *Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.
Recorded August 30, 2024.OnDemand2 hours 55 minutes
Ethics & Specialty CreditsPracticing Cultural Humility in Legal Practice
Imagine a universe where diversity, cultural competency, and inclusivity in the legal workforce is a reality. Are you doing your part to make this happen? This high-level guide offers a foundational understanding of cultural humility and provides you with actionable steps to take to mitigate bias in the legal sphere. Enhance your knowledge - register today! Discover the benefits of exercising cultural humility in legal practice. Demonstrate best practices for identifying implicit bias. Uncover practical guidance for ensuring client-centered communication. Formulate strategies for cultivating cultural humility in your law firm.
Recorded January 31, 2025.OnDemand1 hour 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.58Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession: New Rules and Trends
The ABA anti-bias model rule is only one of the recent changes addressing diversity in the legal profession. Take a pulse on recent rulemaking efforts and learn the benefits of creating an inclusive practice. Get practical tips for building a diverse and bias-free culture at your firm. Register today! Explore the changing and expanding definitions of diversity and inclusion. Learn what recent case law and rulemaking efforts mean to your daily practice. Find new ways of applying the anti-bias principles in legal representation and beyond.
Recorded April 23, 2024.OnDemand 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.54Tips and Tricks for Combatting Confirmation Bias in Legal Practice
Build your knowledge! Join our experienced faculty as they share tips for addressing confirmation bias in law practice. Explore the psychology behind confirmation bias, adopt best practices for tackling bias in legal practice, and delve into relevant case studies. Revolutionize your practice - register today! Discover the effects of confirmation bias on legal practice. Find out how to recognize confirmation bias. Get practical pointers for combatting confirmation bias in the legal profession.
Recorded June 05, 2024.OnDemand 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.37Inclusive Leadership: Fostering a Diverse and Collaborative Legal Environment
How do you create and foster a diverse legal environment for everyone? Learn how to promote a diverse and collaborative law firm with this program. Implementing these skills will put you and your firm at the forefront of keeping an equitable legal profession. Enroll today! Learn to identify unconscious biases that may be in the workplace. Identify how to foster a diverse workforce within the firm. Promote diversity and inclusion training with employees.
Recorded September 24, 2024.OnDemand1 hour 55 minutes
Ethics & Specialty CreditsFostering Diversity in the Law Firm: An Action Plan for Attorneys
“A diverse mix of voices leads to better discussions, decisions, and outcomes for everyone.” -Sundar Pichai From enhanced client representation to improved employee engagement, the benefits of diversity in the legal workplace are widespread. Ever wonder what you can do to cultivate inclusion in your firm? In this concise guide, our distinguished faculty break down why your current diversity efforts aren't working, unveil the key to effective sponsorship and mentoring, and dole out tips for implementing a DEI plan tailored for long-term sustainability. Enough waiting - register today! Uncover practical guidance for building an inclusive law firm culture. Identify tactics for recruiting and retaining diverse legal professionals. Formulate strategies for measuring and monitoring DEI progress.
Live Online + OnDemandMay 5, 7:00 PM
eLearningEthics & Specialty Credits4.52Avoiding Implicit Bias
Bias is common in many workplaces, and the legal field is not immune. It can effect representation, to the detriment of all parties. This Interactive eLearning course provides hands-on, concrete examples you can use to avoid implicit bias in your practice. Ensure you provide the best representation possible to all clients – register today! Determine where bias lies and take steps to ensure it doesn’t cloud decision-making. Analyze malpractice suits brought about by unconscious bias so you can avoid the same mistakes. Understand how bias affects relations with clients and internal law firm operations.
Interactive eLearning1 hour
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.66Autism and Neurodiversity in the Legal Profession
While marginalized groups are making progress in terms of representation in legal practice, there’s still room for further diversification. In this focused program, our experienced faculty will explore the fundamentals of autism and neurodiversity, as well as provide attendees with strategies for building allyship and promoting inclusion in legal practice. Get an overview of current law firm demographics, review the protections afforded to neurodivergent workers by law, and come away with solutions for retaining neurodivergent lawyers. Register today! Gain tips for identifying and addressing microaggressions. Discover common barriers faced by neurodivergent attorneys. Develop strategies for promoting inclusion in the legal landscape.
Recorded April 11, 2023.OnDemand 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.16Bias in Legal Writing
Whether you're new to legal practice, or you're a seasoned professional with years of experience under your belt, you don't want to miss this insightful course! This condensed guide is tailored to provide you with effective strategies for composing legal briefs, contracts, and other written communications that are free of bias. Enhance your skills and knowledge - register today! Discuss best practices for reducing Eurocentrism in legal writing. Get a better understanding of how AI can perpetuate - or mitigate - bias. Follow essential guidelines for using inclusive, gender-neutral language.
Recorded May 14, 2024.OnDemand 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.412023 Update: Eliminating Bias and Discrimination in the Legal Profession
Are you up to date on the latest case law? What are some common hurdles faced by minority groups in legal practice? Do you know how to promote inclusion and diversity in the law firm? Join our seasoned faculty as they explore solutions for combatting bias and discrimination in everyday practice. Register today! Discover obstacles faced by underrepresented groups in the legal profession. Examine best practices for interrupting bias. Review notable case law developments.
Recorded May 09, 2023.OnDemand1 hour
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.33Strategies for Combatting Systemic Bias in the Legal Profession
Join our experienced faculty as they walk you through some of the biggest topics concerning systemic bias and efforts to combat discrimination. Get tips on some of the most important issues concerning the legal profession. Don't miss this opportunity to build your knowledge - register today! Discover common expressions of systemic bias in legal practice. Review unfair advantages granted by systemic bias. Adopt effective strategies for preventing bias in the legal setting.
Recorded November 29, 2023.OnDemand 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.42Hot Topics and Trends in Legal Ethics 2023
Whether you're new to the practice of law, or you're a seasoned practitioner, this is one course you don't want to miss! This engaging program sums up the most significant changes and hot-button issues in ethics. Examine best practices for using social media in legal practice, hear the latest rules concerning client communication, uncover practical guidance for addressing bias in firms, and much more. Stay on the cutting edge - register today! Take a pulse on emerging developments in technology ethics. Uncover practical guidance for handling conflicts of interest in 2023. Develop strategies for preventing client communication complaints. Identify warning signs of bias in the legal profession.
Recorded September 12, 2023.OnDemand2 hours 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty Credits4.33Civility and Diversity in the Profession 2023
This briefing breaks down the causes and consequences of civility, as well as the benefits of promoting inclusion and diversity in the legal profession. Review relevant Rules of Professional Conduct, uncover best practices for creating an inclusive law firm, and dissect various hypotheticals. Don't miss this opportunity to build your knowledge - register today! Identify different forms of incivility. Analyze common causes of incivility. Review key statistics on diversity in the legal profession. Examine best practices for promoting inclusivity in law firms.
Recorded May 01, 2023.OnDemand2 hours 58 minutes
Ethics & Specialty CreditsStrategies for Supporting Deaf Clients and Colleagues: What Attorneys Need to Know
Enhance your understanding of Deaf culture! In this insightful CLE course, our accomplished faculty provide you with best practices for providing legal services for Deaf clients. Gain strategies for accommodating Deaf colleagues and clients, demonstrate best practices for cultivating an inclusive workplace, and find out how you can advocate for legal reform. Ensure you meet your Deaf clients' needs - register today! Discover the fundamentals of Deaf culture. Receive tips for communicating with hard-of-hearing and Deaf clients. Determine when and how to seek the aid of a certified interpreter.
Recorded January 21, 2025.OnDemand 58 minutes
Vermont Diversity and Inclusion CLE Courses
Promote a more inclusive legal practice with our Vermont Diversity and Inclusion CLE Courses. NBI offers courses that focus on important issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal field. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to foster a more equitable workplace through our specialized training sessions.
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