Featured byYork University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Overview
The legal culture is changing, and the ability to interact respectfully and effectively with all clients and colleagues is more important than ever. Your clients, the regulators and the public are demanding more individual and corporate responsibility from legal professionals when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion, and this program will equip you with the necessary cultural competency skills to enhance self-knowledge, improve your interpersonal skills and strengthen your ability to perform your legal and professional obligations.
Accreditation
- All lawyers and paralegals (in Ontario and across Canada)
- Any other legal professionals, including law clerks, law students (in Ontario and across Canada)
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- What is cultural competence and why is it relevant to your legal and professional obligations?
- Addressing key challenges for legal professionals on the road to equality, diversity and inclusion
- Understanding the risks of implicit associations and implicit bias
- Taking culture into account to provide effective legal representation
- How to have culturally competent interactions with clients, colleagues, students and others in the legal system
- Recognizing micro-aggressions, and the assumptions and harmful messages that underlay them
- Strategies for effective intercultural communication
- Identifying realistic and appropriate cultural-competence goals for yourself and your firm or organization
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Toronto, Canada
Disciplines
Social PolicyWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- All lawyers and paralegals (in Ontario and across Canada)
- Any other legal professionals, including law clerks, law students (in Ontario and across Canada)
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents295 CAD / full≈ 295 CAD / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents295 CAD / full≈ 295 CAD / full
Funding
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