CLE Programs

In keeping with its mission of assisting legal organizations to create cultures of inclusion, the Center for Legal Inclusiveness regularly sponsors CLE programs on various topics pertaining to diversity and inclusion.

2012 Summer CLE Series

June 28, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: 
Cultivating Allies & Champions for Your Diversity & Inclusiveness Efforts
Location:  Holland & Hart LLP |  555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 |  Denver, CO 80202
Register Online:       
$35 regular  includes continental breakfast
$25 law students includes continental breakfast
CLE Credit:  1 General / 1 Ethics Anticipated
More Information:   View the flyer; email Joanna Abijaoude or call 303-832-3503.

CLE Description:  Buy-in from influential leaders is critical to the success of a diversity and inclusiveness (D+I) initiative. Since straight white men still hold most of the positions of power and influence in legal organizations, they are essential “allies” and “champions” who can help leverage your D+I efforts.

• In this CLE, attendees will learn:
• Practical ways to gain support and cultivate these fundamental relationships.
• How unconscious bias impacts attorneys and staff at all levels.
• How to mobilize allies and champions to educate peers about unintentional impacts of bias and hidden barriers to success.
  
  

Previous CLEs

2012 Spring CLE -  April 12, 2012  - 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 pm

• Navigating Hidden Barriers: Are You Maximizing Your Career Potential? The luncheon CLE featured a distinguished panel of diverse attorneys:  Leslie Fields, Managing Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP; Jack Finlaw, Chief Legal Counsel to Colorado Governor Hickenlooper; Jennifer Jaskolka-Brown, Officer, White and Steele, P.C.; and Jennifer Weddle, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP.  Event Flyer

2011 Fall CLE Expo - November 14, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Workshop Descriptions     Expo Flyer      Speaker Biographies

• Inclusiveness 101 featuring Kathleen Nalty, Center for Legal Inclusiveness
• Exploring Bias and Its Impact on Effective Diversity & Inclusion Efforts featuring Rosale Chamberlain, Rosalie Chamberlain Consulting LLC
• How Leadership Awareness Impacts Legal Inclusiveness featuring Jennifer Churchill, Opus Leadership Group
• Blending Generations in the Workplace: Embracing Differences, Implementing Solutions featuring Kathy Holmes, Holmes Consulting Group
• Toward a Deeper Understanding of Diversity & Inclusiveness featuring Jesus Trevino, Diversity & Inclusiveness Consultant
• Engaging and Retaining the Female Half of Your Firm featuring Caroline Turner, DifferenceWORKS, LLC
  

 2011 Summer CLE Series

•  Identifying, Selecting and Developing Diverse High Performers featuring Caren Ulrich Stacy, President Lawyer Metrics LLC. More information.

•  Power Play:  How Women and Men Approach Power & Why It Matters featuring Dr. Arin Reeves, Nextions LLC.  More information.
  

•  Unconscious Bias: At Work & In Court featuring Professor Melissa Hart, University of Colorado Law School. More information.  
•  How To Increase Productivity & Work/Life Balance featuring Laura Stack, Productivity Pro. More information. 

2010 Summer CLE Series

• Inclusiveness 101: Six Steps to Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Your Organization featuring Kathleen Nalty, CLI's Executive Director, and Patricia Powell, Hummons Consulting.
• Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: The Future of Women Lawyers at Large Law Firms featuring Professor Eli Wald, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (video available soon).
• Skeptical? A Conversation about Diversity and Inclusiveness featuring Dr. Arin Reeves, Nextions (video available soon). 
• Solving the Retention Riddle: Addressing Micro-Inequities featuring Jeannine Carter, Denver Public Schools, and Patricia Powell, Hummons Consulting. 
• The Role of Unconscious Bias in Your Legal Practice featuring Professor Helen Norton, University of Colorado Law School (video available soon).
• Breaking Down Barriers Through Awareness: An Interactive Diversity Training featuring Dr. Jesus Trevino, University of Denver. 

If you are interested in learning more about CLI's CLE programming, including any of the past CLE events, please contact Andrea Juarez at ajuarez@legalinclusiveness.org.