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LIVE - SSFC Add-On: Building a Better Practice: How to Hire, Grow, and Create Diversity on September 29, 2022

Presented by the Illinois State Bar Association

Sponsored by the ISBA Mutual Insurance Company

(Optional Add on Program for the 2022 ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference)

Springfield

Date:Thursday, September 29, 2022

Location: The Wyndham Springfield City Center

700 East Adams Street

8:45 – 11:30 a.m.

2.50 hours MCLE credit, including 2.50* hours Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the following categories:

  • 1.50 hours Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics credit
  • 1.0 hour Diversity and Inclusion credit

Moderator: Debra L. Thomas, Romanucci & Blandin LLC, Chicago

8:45 – 9:30 a.m. New Lawyer Perspectives on the Hiring Process

0.75 hour MCLE credit, including 0.75 hour Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics

Employment trends have changed and you need to be aware of what new lawyers are looking for, what you can do to attract new talent beyond the standard offerings, and what you can expect in the current market. Our panelists will explore these issues as well lessons learned about hiring perspectives through the ISBA Rural Practice Initiative, a program connecting rural and small town law firms with law clerks and new associates.

Jacqueline Russell, Chicago Kent College of Law, Chicago

Megan Ryan, Rammelkamp Bradney PC, Jacksonville

Sarah Taylor, Barrett Twomey Broom Hughes & Hoke LLP , Carbondale

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. HR Tips for Growing Your Law Firm

0.75 hour MCLE credit, including 0.75 hour Professionalism, Civility, or Legal Ethics

Learn how to grow your law firm by mastering these key employment issues, including: sexual harassment policies, hiring and firing tips, the ethics rules on supervising lawyers and non-lawyers; and independent contractor vs employee.

Michael D. Wong, SmithAmundsen, St. Charles

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Picking and Choosing: How to Build an Inclusive and Diverse Law Firm Office

1.0 hour MCLE credit, including 1.0 hour Diversity and Inclusion credit

The session will discuss how to interrupt bias and build an inclusive workplace – with staff and clients.

Christopher A. Pickett, Amazon

Original source can be found here.

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