Bystander Intervention in the Law Office 2025

Bias and stereotypes are as ubiquitous as the air that we breathe.  When this bias leads to microaggressions in legal workplaces, many people are unsure what to do. During this session, Ama K. Karikari, Esq. will define bias and microaggressions while providing tools for any lawyer to become an upstander by disrupting microaggressions when they occur.  The program will cover many biases surrounding race, gender, and disability, among others. This is a must-watch for lawyers wondering how to foster equity, inclusion, and accessibility in their law offices.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review implicit bias
2. Identify biases and microaggressions in legal environments
3. Discuss what it means to be an upstander in the legal environment
4. Learn tools for encouraging inclusion in the legal environment.