12th Annual Minority Bar Conference

Part 1
ISBA Regional Office, 20 S. Clark Street, Suite 820, Chicago
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. (for pre-registrants only)
CLE Conference: 12:15 – 4:55 p.m.
Complimentary Reception: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
4.0 hours MCLE credit, including 4.0* hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval)

The 12th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference is back, allowing you to earn CLE credit while staying up to date on important issues that may impact you and your clients. Part 1 of the conference takes place in Chicago and offers plenty of opportunities to network with colleagues. Topics include: the importance of addressing cultural competency in the legal profession; how to address trauma experienced by your client (or yourself); the consequences of never saying no or setting boundaries; the recent shifts in DEI and how this has impacted minority professionals; how law firms and in-house counsel are impacted by the Society of Human Resource Management’s decision to remove the “E” from “DEI”; the civil rights careers that are available at both the state and local government levels; and much more.

Part 2
Live Webcast
Friday, November 22, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
4.0 hours MCLE credit, including 2.0* hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit (subject to approval)

Don’t miss Part 2 of the 12th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference as we explore several important hot topic issues that may impact you and your clients, including: the recent SCOTUS decisions on reproductive rights, the First Amendment, and voting rights; how the regulatory and legislative landscape has changed since the Chevron decision; why it is so important to stay ahead of the cybersecurity issues threatening our practice and clients; the importance of allyship and how to cultivate it in our communities; and much more.