Objection! An Interactive Education Experience on Diversity & Bias Issues in the Legal Profession
NOTICE: REGISTRATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED.One of the goals of this CLE is to afford participants an opportunity to engage in meaningful breakout room discussions. To do so, we need to limit the number of participants per breakout room. Due to the current number of registrants, PLAN has decided to close registration for this event. We will re-offer this training in spring 2023. Preference will be given to first time registrants for this CLE. Thank you for your understanding. |
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. is hosting a virtual program via webinar entitled Objection! An Interactive Education Experience on Diversity and Bias Issues in the Legal Profession on December 6, 2022 from 12:00 PM-1:30 PM Eastern.
Developed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board with cooperation from the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center, this CLE will consist of animated vignettes, audience polling technology, and group discussions to explore realistic workplace situations and contemplate issues, viewpoints, and ethical issues.
PLAN Facilitators
- Arlene Marshall-Hockensmith, Esq.
PLAN, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Arlene Marshall-Hockensmith, Esquire, is PLAN’s first Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). As Director of DEIB, Arlene oversees PLAN’s MLK programming, provides support to the Affinity Groups, and provides support and guidance to PLAN, Inc. and the PLAN network programs in developing a vision and strategy around incorporating DEIB in all parts of the network’s culture and operations-including hiring, retention, supervision, data collection analysis, advocacy, and communication. - Devyne Byrd, Esq.
PLAN/Pa. CLE Board Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Fellow
Devyne Byrd is PLAN’s second Pa. CLE Board MLK Fellow. Employed by Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP), her areas of practice include family law and employee benefits law. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2019 . She began at LASP in 2020 as a CARES Act Fellow with a focus on landlord/tenant law.
Participant Requirements: Due to the interactive nature of this training, participants must clear the browsing history on their device (computer/laptop/ipad/tablet/phone) prior to the start of the training.
Deadline for Registration: Wednesday, November 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern.
CLE Credit
This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 hours of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit.
PLEASE NOTE: if you are requesting CLE credit for attending this webinar you must actively participate in the entire webinar. There will be interactive polls launched during the webinar that you will have to respond to in order to prove your active participation.
IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO EVERY POLL QUESTION WE ARE UNABLE TO GIVE YOU THE CLE CREDIT.
All CLE participants, including breakout room facilitators, must register in advance for this meeting.
After registering, registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting including the Zoom link. The Zoom link contained therein is unique to that registrant and should not be shared with others