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Implicit Bias CLE: Counteracting Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession

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30 Apr, 2024 | 
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60mins
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Virtual event
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1.0 Diversity & Inclusion

In this continuing legal education course, lawyers will explore the dynamic that silence plays in communication with colleagues, employees, and work environments. By delving into the role silence plays in attorney-client relationships, employee interactions, and professional collaborations, participants will gain valuable insights into optimizing communication flows to amplify voices and enhance advocacy effectiveness. Through interactive exercises and real-world case applications, lawyers will uncover internalized silences, recognize how silence compromises professional effectiveness, and learn strategies to mitigate speech barriers. Furthermore, participants will discover techniques to design client and stakeholder communication flows that prioritize voice and trust-building.

 
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Implicit Bias CLE Agenda

  • Internalized Silence

    • Would you say something if?
    • Interactive awareness raising exercises.
    • What assumptions do you hold about who gets to speak?
    • What parts of yourself do you feel the need to silence at work?

  • How Silence Compromises Your Professional Effectiveness

    • Mimicry silences perspectives and interests
      • Subordinated identities
      • 15% rule
      • Conformity compromises lawyer ability to advocate for client interests.
    • Mitigated Speech + Levels of Directness
    • Applications to own real world case

  • How Silence Undercuts Your Attorney-Client Relationships

    • Implications for attorney-client relationship
      • What client interests are you missing?
      • Unintentionally silencing your client undermines their trust in you.
      • You cannot fully advocate for your client if you’re silencing them.
    • Implicit bias means that our default communication patterns support certain voices while silencing others.
    • Design challenge to optimize a standing meeting for voice

  • Enhancing Your Legal Team

    • What do you need from other people to be able to advocate effectively?
    • Norms to establish with your clients and stakeholders to cultivate voice.
    • Strengthen attorney-client relationship
    • Increase your professional effectiveness

  • Key Takeaways & Audience Questions

Speakers

Elaine Lin Hering
Elaine Lin Hering

Elaine Lin Hering a facilitator, author, and speaker. She works with organizations and individuals to build skills in communication, collaboration, and conflict management. She has worked on six continents and facilitated executive education at Harvard, Dartmouth, Tufts, UC Berkeley, and UCLA. She is the former Advanced Training Director for the Harvard Mediation Program and a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. She has worked with coal miners at BHP Billiton, micro-finance organizers in East Africa, mental health professionals in China, and senior leadership at the US Department of Commerce. Her clients include American Express, Chevron, Google, Nike, Novartis, PayPal, Pixar, and the Red Cross. She is the author of the forthcoming book Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully (Penguin, 2024).

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Implicit Bias CLE Agenda

  • Internalized Silence

    • Would you say something if?
    • Interactive awareness raising exercises.
    • What assumptions do you hold about who gets to speak?
    • What parts of yourself do you feel the need to silence at work?

  • How Silence Compromises Your Professional Effectiveness

    • Mimicry silences perspectives and interests
      • Subordinated identities
      • 15% rule
      • Conformity compromises lawyer ability to advocate for client interests.
    • Mitigated Speech + Levels of Directness
    • Applications to own real world case

  • How Silence Undercuts Your Attorney-Client Relationships

    • Implications for attorney-client relationship
      • What client interests are you missing?
      • Unintentionally silencing your client undermines their trust in you.
      • You cannot fully advocate for your client if you’re silencing them.
    • Implicit bias means that our default communication patterns support certain voices while silencing others.
    • Design challenge to optimize a standing meeting for voice

  • Enhancing Your Legal Team

    • What do you need from other people to be able to advocate effectively?
    • Norms to establish with your clients and stakeholders to cultivate voice.
    • Strengthen attorney-client relationship
    • Increase your professional effectiveness

  • Key Takeaways & Audience Questions

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