Top legal experts explore sexual harassment in the legal profession in ABA webinar

Sexual harassment in the legal profession will be the focus of the American Bar Association program, “The Shameful Truth: Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession,” during a May 23 webinar. The program is part four of a six-part series, Sexual Harassment & Assault in the Workplace Webinar Series.

Former ABA president Paulette Brown and Gregory S. Chiarello, editor of Zero Tolerance: Best Practices for Combating Sex-Based Harassment in the Legal Profession, will discuss:

• The physical and emotional effects of sex-based harassment on female lawyers

• Factors that contribute to lowered job satisfaction and disillusion

• The power dynamics affiliated with associates and female partners when they are assaulted on the job

• How harassment from client relations opens the door for collective injuries against female lawyers

• Explore how the lawyers’ model rules could fight harassment

• Moderating the discussion will be Stephanie A. Scharf, chair of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, and principal at Scharf, Banks & Marmor LLC.

This program is part of a six-part series. The next webinar, Part Five: “What is the Link Between Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the Workplace?,” will be held on Wednesday, June 27 from 1- 2 p.m. To register for that webinar, click here. The sixth program — the topic to be announced soon —  will take place during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Aug.4 from 10-11:30 a.m. CST.

Partnering with the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice for the series are the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, and the ABA Young Lawyers Division.

The ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice provides leadership within the legal profession in protecting and advancing human rights, civil liberties and social justice. Representing nearly 10,000 members with a wide range of professional interests, the section keeps its members abreast of complex civil rights and civil liberties issues and ensures that the protection of individual rights remain a focus of legal and policy discussion.