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Inclusivity Unlocked: Engaging With People With Disabilities in the Workplace
Join us for an in-depth discussion on the importance of professionalism when interacting with people who have disabilities in the legal field. Guest speaker Christina Wieg will share her own experience and shed light on how to interact with clients, peers, and opposing counsel who have disabilities to create a successful and well-rounded experience for everyone you encounter in your practice. Learn how to advance your professional skills and reach new heights with your professionalism to foster healthy, thriving relationships in the workplace.
Learning Objectives:
- Foster appropriate and professional interactions with people who have disabilities
- Strengthen relationships with clients, peers, and opposing counsel who have disabilities
- Level up professional skills and obligations
- Aspire to ideals of the profession
Agenda:
- Introduction
- Introduction of Christina Wieg, Frost Brown Todd, and her practice
- Agenda of the presentation
- Disabilities in the U.S. and the Legal Field
- Discussion of what a “disability” is
- Current information available on disabilities in the U.S. and the legal field
- Ableism
- Professionalism in the Legal Field
- Discussion of the three components of professionalism in the legal field when interacting with people with disabilities as outlined below
- Legal requirements
- Professional and ethical practice of law
- Inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging
- Five Actions You Can Take Today
- Five “takeaways” of items you can do to ensure professional interactions with people with disabilities
- Questions & Answers
Topics covered include:
Civility
Duration of this webinar:
60 minutes
Originally broadcast:
September 04, 2024 11:00 AM PT
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits
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California CLE
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Civility in the Legal Profession
Earn Credit Until: September 03, 2026
South Carolina CLE
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Difficulty: All Levels
Earn Credit Until: December 31, 2024
North Carolina CLE
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Ethics
Earn Credit Until: February 28, 2025
Texas CLE
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.0 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Earn Credit Until: August 31, 2025
This presentation is approved for one hour of Civility in the Legal Profession CLE credit in California, one hour of Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), and one hour of Ethics CLE credit in North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours will apply to Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit.
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