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What do you feel are the biggest challenges
in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion
affecting professional development for the
members of the legal technology industry?
1. Staying focused on the cause and Working Toward
Progress
a. Competing priorities
b. Not letting a few "bad apples" detract from progress
c. Not getting too political
d. Putting action behind words
e. Creating NEW standards
f. Fostering core beliefs
g. Establish programming for professional development
of diverse members
h. Establish programming to address DEI Concerns
i. Building for the future instead of focusing on the past
j. Having clear goals
2. Specific DEI Concerns
a. Specific Types of Biases/Discrimination
i. Gender Bias
ii. Racial discrimination
iii. Gender discrimination
iv. Transgender acceptance
v. Thought and background diversity
vi. Unconscious bias
vii. Implicit bias
viii. Ageism
ix. Religion is also important to consider
b. Understanding others perspectives, issues, and beliefs
c. Understanding challenges for people who have
invisible identities
d. Unwillingness to acknowledge disparities
e. Learning from people who have experienced issues
related to DEI
f. Law firms offer little DEI training for non-attorneys
Qualitative Analysis
