The women's bar association
The New ABA Resolution 105: Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution
The New ABA Resolution 105: Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018,
05:30 PM
until 06:59 PM
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
One International Place, Suite 3700
Boston, MA 02110
Click here for the full Resolution 105 and Report.
Co-sponsored by the WBA ADR Committee, WBA Women in the Courtroom Committee, ABA Women in Dispute Resolution Committee, Asian American Lawyers Association, Boston International Arbitration Council, Inc., Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
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2018-10-30 17:30:00
2018-10-31 18:59:59
America/New York
The New ABA Resolution 105: Diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Click here for the full Resolution 105 and Report.
Co-sponsored by the WBA ADR Committee, WBA Women in the Courtroom Committee, ABA Women in Dispute Resolution Committee, Asian American Lawyers Association, Boston International Arbitration Council, Inc., Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, and Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.
Prince Lobel Tye LLP One International Place, Suite 3700 Boston, MA 02110 MM/DD/YYYYFollowing up on the 2016 Resolution 113 which urged improved diversity in the legal profession, the American Bar Association has just passed Resolution 105 to address elimination of bias and the enhancement of diversity in the dispute resolution field—a segment of “legal” services that has been described as “arguably the least diverse corner of the profession.” The available data show that diversity within dispute resolution significantly lags the legal profession as a whole. Despite significant efforts on the part of institutional providers of dispute resolution services to increase the diversity of their rosters, diverse neutrals remain underrepresented (the “roster issue”).
The roster issue is compounded by the fact that qualified diverse neutrals are less likely to be selected due to the network-based and confidential nature of the profession, which in combination, results in selection of neutrals taking place in relative obscurity, enabling implicit bias to play a greater role in selection (the “selection problem”).”
Come learn about the resolution and the research that led to it, and the efforts to encourage all stakeholders (clients, inside and outside counsel alike) to take action.
Speakers, including individuals directly involved in passage of the resolution, will lead an interactive discussion outlining the findings of the supporting report submitted to the ABA House of Delegates and what the legal community can do to implement the resolution.