Posted on 11/22/2019
Both attorneys and employers need to actively participate in improving diversity in the legal profession. A panel discussed how minority attorneys can advance personal success, positively impact law, and improve the administration of justice.
Posted on 11/22/2019
While often completely unintentional, this implicit bias can seriously affect the quality of justice. A panel at the Forum explored the concept of implicit bias and its impact on the legal profession.
Posted on 11/22/2019
The United States Supreme Court just heard arguments in three employment cases next session: Bostock v. Clayton County, Zarda v. Altitude Express Inc., and EEOC v. R.G. & G.R.
Posted on 11/22/2019
The differing abilities and needs of our citizenry now significantly affect a lawyer’s professional and ethical obligations in communicating with and representing clients, interactions with the court and juries, litigation, and public service.
Posted on 11/22/2019
The Annual Forum sold out three weeks before the event. Over 120 people attended the event at William and Mary Law School.
Posted on 6/5/2019
Exemplary legislation requires officers to allow the presence of support professionals—irrespective of the presence of counsel— when interviewing Autistic victims and suspects.
Posted on 6/5/2019
An attorney’s decision to serve, or if unable to serve, then to donate in support of legal aid organizations, has the potential to set into motion a course of events that could alter the trajectory of the person being represented.
Posted on 6/5/2019
The Oliver Hill/Samuel Tucker Pre-Law Institute won first place in the 2019 Embracing Diversity Challenge hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division.
Posted on 5/24/2019
Whether intentionally or negligently, we have failed to create administrative and judicial systems willing to believe and sufficiently accommodate disabled individuals.
Posted on 5/6/2019
Session Four of the Forum had a top quality panel focusing on employment issues in the legal profession. From hiring to retention and firm life, the panel outlined issues attorneys face and busted some myths.