This program explores how biases create obstacles to fairness in recruiting, mentoring and promoting attorneys in law firms, leading to costly attrition rates and reduced profitability; the positive benefits of diversity; and how to build in training and management techniques that reduce biases and provide all attorneys at the firm an equal opportunity for success. Attendees will learn to recognize the most common types of biases and microagressions, how those biases can harm the firm financially, and research tested training programs and policies to reduce bias and improve attorney satisfaction.
In high-stakes, high-pressure environments like the legal field, even the most accomplished professi...
The direct examination presentation outlines how attorneys can elicit truthful, credible testimony w...
This program examines listening as an active, strategic trial advocacy skill rather than a passive c...
This program will address the ethical obligations of Lawyer Advocates representing clients in mediat...
In an era of heightening geopolitical tension, the protection of sensitive personal data has moved f...
Part 2 - This program will continue the discussion from Part 1 focusing specifically on cross?examin...
The “Chaptering Your Cross” program explains how dividing a cross?examination into clear...
This presentation teaches attorneys how to deliver memorized text—especially openings and clos...
Part 1 - This program focuses specifically on cross?examining expert witnesses, whose credentials an...
Contracting with the Federal Government is not like a business deal between two companies or a contr...