The Law Student Series invites students, legal interns, and recent graduates to participate in virtual panel presentations hosted by various Federal Bar Association leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. The panel presentations will allow students and interns to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, enrichment and employment opportunities, and more!
Upcoming Presentations
Three Part Program: Racial Equity and the SDGs: A Certification Training Program for Law Students
The urgency for racial equality is a clarion call for the legal profession. As practitioners consider how best to support this global movement, the FBA Diversity and Inclusion (D & I) Committee aims to equip its members with a broad and practical understanding of human rights and how their work can contribute to a more just nation and planet.
In collaboration with UN Global Compact, we are offering a ‘Certification Program’ promoting understanding and action aimed at member law students and the wider US legal community. The program will address how lawyers can draw on their problem-solving skills to contribute to civil justice. Importantly, it will also introduce a framework for international human rights as enshrined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This universally accepted agenda offers a comprehensive and quantifiable framework for the issues that continue to disproportionately impact minority and impoverished communities throughout the world. For young lawyers to have a voice in this conversation, they must understand how these objectives and their underpinning principles, can guide progress for governments, businesses and even the law firms in which many of these students will soon begin their legal careers.
Session 1: How Lawyers Can Contribute to Civil Justice
October 9, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Session 2: How Fiduciary Duty Can Be a Force for Change – The Role of the Lawyer in Advancing the SDGs
October 23, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Session 3: The Legislative Horizon – An International View of Human Rights Protections
November 13, 2020 | 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Reserve My Spot
Students will register ONCE for this three part program. Access links will be sent 24 hours in advance of each webinar.
Registration closes on Thursday, October 8.