2019 NLADA Annual Conference-Innovative Justice

As our profession is grounded in principles of integrity and objectivity, it can be challenging to accept that implicit bias plays a role in legal practice. But humans are hardwired to be biased; it is just part of who we are. Such bias, though, can lead to explicit discrimination and prejudice or microaggression (such as micro-insults, micro-invalidations, and micro-assaults) based on, for example, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, weight, or ability. This interactive session will address strategies for assessing the diversity and inclusivity within your organizations. It will also focus on teaching lawyers how to recognize and respond to implicit bias and microaggression and implement techniques to mitigate, override, interrupt, and confront bias in their legal practice.