Navigating Bias: Charting a Course to a Healthier Legal Workplace
Lawyers make countless decisions at work every day. Some of those decisions are influenced by bias. In this interactive webinar, you will learn what bias is and how it can negatively impact employees, employers and organizations. Strategies to recognize and mitigate bias in the workplace, including training, policies and reporting systems, will also be discussed.
This webinar is designed for lawyers who are employees and for lawyers who are employers.
This webinar is part of CBA Alberta’s annual Alberta Lawyer Insight Series (ALIS).
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2024
CBA Alberta is proud to present this webinar in recognition of World Mental Health Day, which is marked every year in October to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. The theme of World Mental Health Day 2024 is, ‘It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace.’ CBA Alberta encourages all legal professionals to make well-being a priority throughout the year.
DETAILS
| Date: |
Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
| Time: |
Noon to 1:30 p.m. (MT) |
| Format: |
Webinar |
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Sania Chaudhry practices at Forte Workplace Law, where she advises and represents employers and employees in employment law and human rights matters. She also conducts workplace investigations and provides respectful-workplace, unconscious-bias and anti-racism training.
As a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, Sania teaches critical race theory and law. She has also completed a Master of Laws at the University of Calgary with her research focusing on applying critical race theory and cognitive heuristics to the reasonable apprehension of bias test in administrative law.
Sania enjoys being active in the community. She has been involved with several boards, organizations and committees, and has spoken and written about equity, diversity, inclusion, and wellness. She is currently a part-time tribunal member at the Workers Compensation Appeals Commission of Alberta.
Sania has won multiple awards including the Rising Star Award (2023, South Asian Bar Association of Calgary), the Women Who Inspire Award (2022, Canadian Council of Muslim Women) and the Community Crusader Award (2022, South Asian Inspiration Awards). She was recognized in the Alberta Council of Global Cooperation’s 2022 Top 30 Under 30 and Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s 2023 Top 25 Influential Lawyers (Changemaker category).
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The knowledge and skills in this webinar relate to several of the nine domains included in the Law Society of Alberta’s Professional Development Profile for Alberta Lawyers. Here are some examples of how you might include this webinar in the annual Continuing Professional Development Plan that you submit to the Law Society of Alberta:
Domain 2: Continuous Improvement
Competency 2.2: Cultivate a growth mindset
Learning Activity (if you attend the live webinar): Attend organization or association meetings or events
Learning Activity (if you watch the on-demand recording of the webinar): Watch a video
Domain 3: Cultural Competence, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Competency 3.1: Build intelligence related to cultural competence, equity, diversity and inclusion
Learning Activity (if you attend the live webinar): Attend organization or association meetings or events
Learning Activity (if you watch the on-demand recording of the webinar): Watch a video
Domain 9: Well-being
Competency 9.1: Build resilience
Learning Activity (if you attend the live webinar): Attend organization or association meetings or events
Learning Activity (if you watch the on-demand recording of the webinar): Watch a video
If you practice outside of Alberta, please contact your provincial or territorial law society to determine if this webinar qualifies as accredited professional development in your jurisdiction.
PRICE
CBA Members: Complimentary
Non-Members: $125.00 + GST
Payment can be made online via Mastercard or Visa or by cheque (GST #R100760487)
Participant Disclaimer:
All materials related to this event are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.
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