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SUMMARY:Manager as Mediator with Audrey Lee
DESCRIPTION:This lunchtime conversation will focus on how managers and other professionals can apply basic mediator skills to help colleagues navigate\n\n\nThis lunchtime conversation will focus on how managers and other professionals can apply basic mediator skills to help colleagues navigate their differences more easily. BLC’s Audrey Lee will begin the Zoom session with a brief interactive presentation on the role of the mediator and introduce key mediator skills. Attendees will then have the opportunity to practice skills in small groups. Prior to the session\, participants will be invited to share scenarios and topics of interest in a pre-program anonymous e-survey. The zoom link will be emailed the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/manager-as-mediator-with-audrey-lee/
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SUMMARY:The Internal Family Systems Model  for Lawyers and Mediators
DESCRIPTION:A gathering for lawyers and mediators to explore how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can enhance their practice and personal growth.\n\n\nThe Internal Family Systems model\, used by mental health professionals and coaches\, is also useful for lawyers\, mediators\, and others involved in conflict resolution. Developed by psychologist Richard Schwartz\, the IFS model helps clients and practitioners identify our various “parts\,” understand how they interact\, and promote access to our core of “Self” energy\, which operates as a source of healing and wisdom within each of our operating systems. Please join this quarterly gathering of lawyers and mediators who use the IFS model\, or are just beginning to learn about it\, to share ideas\, experiences\, and resources. Attendance is via Zoom and free. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/the-internal-family-systems-model-for-lawyers-and-mediators/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-14/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-13/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-12/
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SUMMARY:The Future of DEI: Bridging Perspectives in a Time of Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Please join BLC’s David Hoffman\, Audrey Lee and Matt Thompson for this interactive zoom discussion about the future of DEI.\n\n\nPlease join us for an interactive discussion about the future of diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (“DEI”). Given the Trump administration’s concerted effort to dismantle DEI practices at universities\, government agencies\, law firms\, and employers generally\, those who support DEI are wondering how best to move forward. BLCI has offered\, and will continue to offer\, trainings and other programs about diversity\, within dispute resolution and more broadly. At the same time\, we wish to host earnest engagement across the political spectrum about how to support inclusive processes. This gathering will offer an opportunity for such engagement\, and also for a frank discussion about how DEI initiatives could be improved. Please feel free to forward this invitation to others – and especially to people whose perspectives differ from ours. This free program will be hosted and facilitated by BLC’s Audrey Lee\, Matt Thompson\, and David Hoffman. \n \nPlease register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/the-future-of-dei-bridging-perspectives-in-a-time-of-challenge/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop. \nOne of the topics for discussion will be the connections between law and spirituality described in the following video interviews with Peter Gabel – please watch them before our meeting: \nInterviews with J. Kim Wright (4 parts\, totaling about 35 minutes) \n\n\n\nPart 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsCVD4gIrt8\nPart 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0wiwOfirms&t=1s\nPart 3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc101xVRY4s&t=3s\nPart 4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Flkkx0WOok\n\n\n\nAnd here’s a bonus video – an interview with Virginia Warren (about 35 minutes) \n\n\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArOeruCbaM\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-11/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T123000
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SUMMARY:The Internal Family Systems Model for Lawyers and Mediators
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nA gathering for lawyers and mediators to explore how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can enhance their practice and personal growth. \nThe Internal Family Systems model\, used by mental health professionals and coaches\, is also useful for lawyers\, mediators\, and others involved in conflict resolution. Developed by psychologist Richard Schwartz\, the IFS model helps clients and practitioners identify our various “parts\,” understand how they interact\, and promote access to our core of “Self” energy\, which operates as a source of healing and wisdom within each of our operating systems. Please join this quarterly gathering of lawyers and mediators who use the IFS model\, or are just beginning to learn about it\, to share ideas\, experiences\, and resources. Attendance is via Zoom and free. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop. \nRegister here
URL:https://blc.law/event/ifs-for-lawyers-and-mediators/
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before the workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240916T130000
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SUMMARY:Climate Assessments 101
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this zoom workshop on organizational climate assessment.\n\n\nDo you have a team that’s experiencing challenges – interpersonally\, productivity-wise or both? Have you heard of an “organizational climate assessment\,” but not sure how it could help? Join BLC Affiliate Loraine Della Porta and BLC Mediator Audrey Lee for this Zoom Lunchtime Conversation to learn the nuts and bolts of organizational climate assessments. Questions and participation welcome! Please register with your preferred email address as we will send the zoom link for this program to registered email addresses the week before September 16th.
URL:https://blc.law/event/climate-assessments-101/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T123000
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. The topic for our discussion will be “Managing the Negotiation Within\,” and David Hoffman will be talking about how the Internal Family Systems model can help us manage that negotiation – a technique that can be useful both for ourselves and for our clients. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240403T123000
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240131T140000
DTSTAMP:20231221T035944Z
CREATED:20231221T035700Z
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. 
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240120T130000
DTSTAMP:20231221T035857Z
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SUMMARY:Managing the Negotiation  Within: Internal Family Systems Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Managing the Negotiation Within: An Internal Family Systems Workshop for Mediators\, Lawyers and Other Professionals who deal with conflict.\n\n\nBoston Law Collaborative and Relationship Conflict Resolution invite you to a training led by mediator and attorney David Hoffman\, Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School \nWhen embattled parties negotiate\, they are often awash in emotions and impulses that make for difficult interactions and impasses. The Internal Family Systems model (IFS) provides a language and framework for helping each party to identify and speak for the fearful\, enraged\, or wounded parts of themselves that are driving the conflict\, and to feel witnessed by the other. In addition\, IFS offers lawyers\, mediators\, and other professionals clear and practical ways to work with their own emotions and create an environment in which clients feel safe to be less defensive. \nThis program will provide participants with an in-depth opportunity to learn and work with the IFS model in the conflict resolution setting. No prior IFS training is needed. \nFor more information about the program and for payment options\, please click here
URL:https://blc.law/event/managing-the-negotiation-within-internal-family-systems-workshop/
LOCATION:8950 Dr M.L.K. Jr St N suite 160\, 8950 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street North\, #suite 160\, St. Petersburg\, FL\, 33702\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T133000
DTSTAMP:20230804T004251Z
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SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230927T130000
DTSTAMP:20230804T004250Z
CREATED:20230302T144914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T004250Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing Bias and Stereotypes in Mediation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual workshop\n\n\nHow should a mediator respond when one party makes a statement they experience as a biased comment? If you are selected as mediator based on one of your visible identities\, how might you “counteract” the impression that you might be more empathetic to the side that shares your identity? What should a mediator say\, if anything\, when a party makes a statement that assumes you share their stereotypical thinking? BLC’s Audrey Lee will share brief remarks at the beginning of the hour and facilitate a brainstorming discussion on how to address these challenging moments in mediation. Prior to the session\, participants will be invited to share scenarios and topics of interest in a pre-program anonymous e-survey. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/addressing-bias-and-stereotypes-in-mediation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230517T140000
DTSTAMP:20230302T181611Z
CREATED:20230302T144914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T181611Z
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SUMMARY:Bringing a Commitment to Social Justice to Our Professional Work
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDo you see your day job as an opportunity to make the world a better place\, and not just make a living? If so\, what are the challenges and rewards of such a commitment? And more specifically\, what are the social justice dimensions of our work? David Hoffman and Jim Grumbach will lead a participatory discussion of these issues. Please join us with your own perspectives\, experiences\, hopes\, and dreams. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/bringing-a-committment-to-social-justice-to-our-professional-work/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T140000
DTSTAMP:20230302T181323Z
CREATED:20230302T144913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T181323Z
UID:23834-1682598600-1682604000@blc.law
SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. The zoom link will be emailed to registrants the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230315T130000
DTSTAMP:20230302T181323Z
CREATED:20230208T150339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T181323Z
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SUMMARY:Manager as Mediator
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this virtual workshop\n\n\nThis lunchtime conversation will focus on how managers and other professionals can apply basic mediator skills to help colleagues navigate their differences more easily. BLC’s Audrey Lee will begin the Zoom session with a brief interactive presentation on the role of the mediator and introduce key mediator skills. Attendees will then have the opportunity to practice skills in small groups. Prior to the session\, participants will be invited to share scenarios and topics of interest in a pre-program anonymous e-survey. The zoom link will be emailed the week of the workshop. Please register with the same email address you would like to be used to receive any zoom/workshop information. Thank you!
URL:https://blc.law/event/manager-as-mediator/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230208T140000
DTSTAMP:20230208T150338Z
CREATED:20221217T001011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T150338Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Conversations: Mediating Identity-Based Conflicts
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for this free\, virtual workshop hosted by BLCI.\n\n\nHow should a mediator respond when one party makes a statement they experience as a biased comment? If you are selected as mediator based on one of your visible identities\, how might you “counteract” the impression that you might be more empathetic to the side that shares your identity? What should a mediator say\, if anything\, when a party makes a statement that assumes you share their stereotypical thinking? These and other challenging scenarios will be explored in this lunchtime Zoom conversation. BLC’s Audrey Lee\, David Hoffman & Matt Thompson will facilitate discussion and brainstorming on these topics. Attendees are welcome to share scenarios beforehand or to bring scenarios to the lunchtime conversation.  \n \n *Please register with the preferred email you would like to receive updates with – we will be emailing everyone the zoom link the week of this workshop.
URL:https://blc.law/event/lunchtime-conversations-mediating-identity-based-conflicts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221109T140000
DTSTAMP:20221109T185803Z
CREATED:20211111T122504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T185803Z
UID:4220-1667997000-1668002400@blc.law
SUMMARY:Microaggressions/Major Impacts: Practical Strategies for Counteracting Bias
DESCRIPTION:A virtual workshop on Microaggressions\n\n\nWhat should you do when you hear a colleague use a stereotype that makes you cringe? Or when something you’ve said inadvertently offends your colleague? In addition to challenging 1:1 scenarios\, microaggressions such as these can have major\, adverse impacts\, and addressing microaggressions can have systemic effects. Building on their previous workshops on implicit bias\, BLC’s David Hoffman\, Audrey Lee\, and Matt Thompson will lead this interactive workshop in which role plays and videos will be used to show how microaggressions can be successfully addressed. Small group discussions will give participants opportunities to brainstorm strategies and try them out. Participation via Zoom\, with a cap on enrollment of 45 participants. Scholarships are available if needed. (Registrants will recieve an email reminder with the zoom link the day before the program – emails will go to the email address that was used to register).
URL:https://blc.law/event/microaggressions-major-impacts-practical-strategies-for-counteracting-bias/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221019T140000
DTSTAMP:20221019T175803Z
CREATED:20221018T145503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T175803Z
UID:17581-1666182600-1666188000@blc.law
SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop about the deeper dimensions of law practice.\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice. Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility? Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual? Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding? Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome.
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T140000
DTSTAMP:20220714T175804Z
CREATED:20220426T134304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T175804Z
UID:10737-1657801800-1657807200@blc.law
SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop about the deeper dimensions of law practice.\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice.  Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility?   Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual?  Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding?  Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. (Registrants will recieve an email reminder with the zoom link the day before the program – emails will go to the email address that was used to register).
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220511T140000
DTSTAMP:20220511T172805Z
CREATED:20220125T214619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220511T172805Z
UID:4990-1652272200-1652277600@blc.law
SUMMARY:Addressing Bias and Stereotyping in Mediations
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop on addressing bias and stereotypes in mediations\n\n\nUsing mediation scenarios\, Audrey Lee will lead a discussion of when and how mediators may address bias and stereotypes in the mediation process. Is the choice to address a biased comment an individual one for the mediator or do mediators have a heightened obligation to do so in order to create a space for all involved to participate fully? When might the “intervening” mediator appear to or actually lose their neutrality vis-à-vis the mediation participants? Please bring your ideas\, questions and experiences to contribute to the discussion. (Registrants will receive an email reminder with the Zoom link the day before the program – emails will go to the email address that was used to register).
URL:https://blc.law/event/addressing-bias-and-stereotyping-in-mediations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220406T140000
DTSTAMP:20220406T171302Z
CREATED:20211130T201304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T171302Z
UID:4989-1649248200-1649253600@blc.law
SUMMARY:Law as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free virtual workshop about the deeper dimensions of law practice.\n\n\nDavid Hoffman will lead a participatory discussion about the deeper dimensions of law practice.  Can spiritual values be reconciled with the dictates of professional responsibility?   Do lawyers have a duty to serve the totality of their clients’ interests\, including those that are emotional or spiritual?  Can serving others in the role of lawyer be spiritually rewarding?  Please join us with your own ideas about these questions – all perspectives are welcome. (Registrants will recieve an email reminder with the zoom link the day before the program – emails will go to the email address that was used to register).
URL:https://blc.law/event/law-as-a-spiritual-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220324T140000
DTSTAMP:20220324T174303Z
CREATED:20211130T201304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220324T174303Z
UID:4988-1648125000-1648130400@blc.law
SUMMARY:Thinking About Ombuds Work? Ask the Ombuds!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free virtual workshop on the role of ombuds.\n\n\nIn the last few years\, more organizations and institutions have looked to bring an ombuds resource in-house. While mediators have many of the skills needed by ombuds\, there are some important distinctions in roles. Join us for an informal conversation with mediator-turned-ombuds Esther Lin (Brandeis University) and Marcus Stergio (Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs). Currently serving in their first ombuds roles\, Esther and Marcus can speak to the transition from mediating to serving as ombuds and share advice for aspiring ombuds. Newly trained ombuds Audrey Lee will facilitate Q&A – bring your questions!  (Registrants will recieve an email reminder with the zoom link the day before the program – emails will go to the email address that was used to register).
URL:https://blc.law/event/thinking-about-ombuds-work-ask-the-ombuds/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T140000
DTSTAMP:20220223T184302Z
CREATED:20220121T164305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T184302Z
UID:7082-1645619400-1645624800@blc.law
SUMMARY:Should Mediators Draft Agreements? - The Impact of the Reid v Kroll Case
DESCRIPTION:Join BLC’s David Hoffman in a free virtual event to discuss the impact of the recent Reid versus Kroll case.\n\n\nIn this free brown-bag Zoom lunch gathering (facilitated by BLC’s David Hoffman)\, we will consider what changes\, if any\, mediators should make in the wake of the recent decision in Reid v. Kroll.  Some mediators who previously drafted agreements are now doing so only if the parties have counsel. What does that mean for mediation parties who can’t afford counsel?  Some mediators have decided that they will draft only bullet-point memos when a case settles\, but where does that leave the parties on issues that a more complex draft addresses?  Please bring your perspectives\, questions\, comments\, and practice tips!!
URL:https://blc.law/event/should-mediators-draft-agreements-the-impact-of-the-reid-v-kroll-case/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T140000
DTSTAMP:20220216T184303Z
CREATED:20211130T192803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220216T184303Z
UID:4982-1645014600-1645020000@blc.law
SUMMARY:Mediation 301 - Advanced Practice Tips
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this free\, virtual workshop on mediation techniques that go beyond the basics.\n\n\nAudrey Lee and David Hoffman will lead a discussion about mediation techniques that go beyond the basics\, including a focus on cognitive biases and methods for overcoming the ‘prisoner’s dilemma.’  This program is for mediators\, lawyers and other professionals – any mediation participant. Please bring your own ideas and experiences\, regardless of whether your experience with mediation is serving as an advocate\, mediator\, or both.
URL:https://blc.law/event/mediation-301-advanced-practice-tips/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T140000
DTSTAMP:20220202T182807Z
CREATED:20220101T022802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220202T182807Z
UID:6261-1643805000-1643810400@blc.law
SUMMARY:Our Planet is in Peril: What Can We Do About It?
DESCRIPTION:Join BLC Founder\, David Hoffman for a free brown bag program on February 2\, 2022.\n\n\nIn this free brown-bag Zoom lunch gathering (facilitated by BLC’s David Hoffman)\, we will consider strategies for mediators\, lawyers\, and other professionals to fight climate change.  How can we reduce our contributions to greenhouse gas emissions?  What is the role\, if any\, for carbon offsets?  What alliances can we build with leaders in the climate change movement to leverage our influence for meaningful climate action?  Please bring your questions and ideas!!
URL:https://blc.law/event/our-planet-is-in-peril-what-can-we-do-about-it/
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