The ABA Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council has announced a request for proposals and date for its first ever Equity Summit to be held virtually. The Equity Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession and Beyond…
The Massachusetts SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being released its Report Summarizing Affinity Bar Town Hall Meetings on Feb. 4, 2021, showing barriers faced by lawyers, judges, and law students from oppressed populations. The Report catalogues experiences shared by…
Information collected and compiled annually by MHA offers data and insight that can be used as a tool for positive change, and a recent program highlighting racial disparities offers more on the need to address racism and its impacts on…
An important new antiracism series from the Mindfulness in Law Society and National Black Law Students Association begins on Thursday, February 11th. 2021 Anti-Racism Initiative MILS and NBLSA have recently announced a series of monthly hour-long anti-racism conversations for…
Leadership skills are among the most valuable to build in any profession, and can be particularly important for lawyers during the pandemic. Leadership is a helpful skillset to build at any time in any career. Whether for career growth…
Formed nearly a year ago under the late Chief Justice Gants, the Massachusetts SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being has been working hard on a number of initiatives involving leadership from across the legal community in the Commonwealth. In…
The BBA recently hosted a discussion featuring Paulette Brown and Eileen Letts, two authors of a study recently published by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, also written by Destiny Peery, that demonstrates the urgency for change in…
Transgender Awareness Week 2020 runs from Friday, November 13th leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday, Nov. 20th. Transgender Awareness Week is an annual event celebrated from November 13th through 19th, with Transgender Day of Remembrance observed…
The annual COLAP conference features sessions about leadership in lawyer well-being from a variety of perspectives, and this year will focus on Cultivating Agility and Resilience in Times of Change, in a virtual format for the first time ever. …
The Massachusetts SJC has formally announced a new Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, which will coordinate efforts recommended by the SJC Steering Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. In his State of the Judiciary Address in October 2019, Chief Justice Gants announced…