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Learn Mindfulness to Curtail Implicit Bias and Make Ethical Decisions
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Elimination of Bias in the Legal Industry
- Average Rating:
- 167
- Categories:
- Elimination of Bias | Legal Ethics
- Faculty:
- Becky Howlett, Esq | Cynthia Sharp, Esq.
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 03 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- License:
- Access for 60 day(s) after purchase.
Description
Join Cindy Sharp and Becky Howlett for this timely educational webinar as they unpack implicit bias—what it is, why it matters, and reveal strategies to become aware of our own unconscious biases and ultimately enhance mindful decision-making. Overall, this program will support your ability to recognize these biases and implement strategies to curtail their harmful effects in your legal practice. Implicit bias is universal— everyone has it! Yet, these biases are uniquely our own as they are shaped by our individual life experiences. Although we all have them, we are generally unaware of their presence and effects, meaning implicit biases can negatively impact our decisions without our knowing. Research has shown that mindfulness meditation may effectively reduce implicit bias at the individual level.
Certified Meditation Instructor and Attorney Becky Howlett will teach and lead mindfulness practices throughout this session designed to promote awareness of your own biases. Co-Presenter and Veteran Attorney Cynthia Sharp will join with Becky in sharing their own perspectives as well as viewpoints and experiences of others in the legal community. The speakers will delve into why words DO matter and discuss commonly held harmful assumptions related to diverse groups of people.
You will also learn:
- How to use mindfulness tools to develop deeper awareness about implicit bias and learn to counter
- insensitive attitudes
- Specific steps that you can take IMMEDIATELY to reduce the ill effects of implicit bias in the legal setting
- Concepts that will help identify and address unconscious bias when dealing with colleagues, clients, and
- others
- How enhanced cultural competency will help any attorney both serve justice and advocate more
Handouts
| Curtail Implicit Bias CLE Materials (2.7 MB) | 41 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Becky Howlett, Esq Related Seminars and Products
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Becky Howlett is an attorney, consultant, and educator dedicated to facilitating positive relationships with others and ourselves. After graduating from KU Law cum laude with a Tribal Lawyers Certificate in 2014, Becky focused her career on Indian Country advocacy, developing an expertise in federal Indian law and policy and tribal law. After experiencing burnout early on in her legal career, Becky felt compelled to do an in-depth study of meditation techniques and share these practices with others. In spring 2020, she co-founded legalburnout.com with the mission of empowering others to effectively manage their stress by promoting mindfulness practices in the legal field.
Cynthia Sharp, Esq. Related Seminars and Products
Director of Attorney Development
The Sharper Lawyer
Veteran Attorney Cynthia Sharp works with motivated lawyers seeking to build sustainable law practices. After building and selling her boutique firm which she ran for over a quarter of a century, she embarked on a professional speaking and consulting career. For the past 10 years, she has dedicated herself to sharing practice building strategies and processes with solo and small firm attorneys throughout North America. In recognition of her contributions to the profession, the ABA GPSolo Division named her Trainer of the Year.
As Director of Attorney Development, Cindy has established an international presence as an author and speaker on the topics of law firm branding and marketing strategies. She also shares practice management techniques with an emphasis on ethical implications - lecturing extensively to law firms, bar associations and other legal organizations.
She can be reached via email at cindy@thesharperlawyer.com.
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