Diversity & Inclusion

Using a 2024 study by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, this program examines the issue of bullying in the Illinois legal profession.

Drawing on more than two decades of law firm support roles and doctoral research on organizational effectiveness, Deidre N. Jackson offers attorneys and firm leaders research-informed strategies to strengthen culture, improve engagement, and support long-term firm success.

Professor Jason Pierceson provides Illinois attorneys with a practical roadmap to understanding how conservative judicial strategies, regulatory shifts, and recent Supreme Court and Seven Circuit decisions affect employment law, constitutional litigation, education law, healthcare regulation, and civil rights enforcement since the Bostock v. Clayton County decision.

Determining the rights of people with disabilities with respect to the animals they rely on turns out to be incredibly complex. This program provides an overview of why it is so complex.

The inclusive language principles explored here can be enacted immediately to overcome communication barriers, enhance clarity, and demonstrate respect for clients and colleagues.

Since its original publication, this title has been updated and fully revised to address the dramatic increase in public misogyny. It has particular applicability to the current state of affairs, given that stay-at-home orders and school closings have led to increased gender biases and more lopsided gender roles, rather than a decrease.