Total Credits: 1.0 MCLE, 1.0 Ethics, 1.0 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 Kansas Ethics
This course originally aired in 2022.
This course originally aired in 2022. Some things have changed: the specific demographics of the legal industry; litigation and regulation reshaping how ‘DEI’ initiatives can be branded and implemented. Others have stayed the same: the responsibility of lawyers to bring informed perspectives to clients; our professional obligations to act without bias, prejudice, or harassment. Two years later, “Addressing diversity, equity and inclusion at small and mid-sized law firms,” continues to provide insightful, personal discussion on the cross-cultural impacts of recruiting, hiring, and retention practices. It also demonstrates steps firm leaders can take to investigate and facilitate associate-driven initiatives.
Course Focus
Speakers: Justin U. Ijei and Nathan A. Lindsey, Rasmussen Dickey Moore, LLC, Kansas City
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| Addressing Diversity in Small and Mid-Sized Firm Slides (7.8 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Addressing Diversity in Small and Mid-Sized Firm Overview (55.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 2024 Material Supplemen (147.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| MOLAP Information (210.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (102.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Justin joined RDM in 2014, quickly proving himself as a skilled attorney in toxic torts, products liability, commercial litigation, and employment law. He became a member in 2020, was nominated to the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and received a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Missouri Lawyers Media.
Sarah joined RDM as an Associate Attorney in July 2021. Prior to joining RDM, Sarah worked at a boutique law firm representing crime victims and survivors of abusive acts. From 2017 to 2019, Sarah was an Equal Justice Works fellow and staff attorney at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM), representing low-income veterans and their household members in housing, consumer protection, family, transactional, public benefits, and other cases. During her time at LSEM, Sarah successfully co-counseled and argued a termination of parental rights appeal before the Missouri Court of Appeals, In the Matter of A.R.V. and D.M.V., 561 S.W.3d 817 (Mo. App. E.D. 2018).
While in law school, Sarah participated in the Civil Rights, Community Justice, and Mediation Legal Clinic and the Children’s Rights Clinic. Sarah also served as an Associate Notes Editor for the Washington University Jurisprudence Review. Between college and law school, Sarah worked at the American Constitution Society, a national legal organization which inspired her to pursue her legal education and career.
Sarah loves cooking (especially Italian comfort food), exercising at Orangetheory Fitness, and spending time with her retired working dog, Camden.
