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ACC-DFW's DEI Committee presents our first program in the "Year of Action" Series:

DEI That Works: Initiatives to Increase Engagement of Diverse Counsel & Vendors

Join us to learn how to influence internal stakeholders, mistakes you should avoid as you roll out DEI initiatives, and strategies that have proven successful.

 

Scheduled Panelists:
Moderator - Amy M. Stewart
Partner
Stewart Law Group

Carolyn Foster
Deputy General Counsel
Parkland Health & Hospital System
 
Chasity Wilson Henry
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
CECO Environmental Corporation
 
Mandy Price
Co-Founder and CEO
Kanarys, Inc.
 
Steve Roth
General Counsel
Parkland Health & Hospital System
 
Cheralyn Stevenson
Head of Legal Innovation
The Changists
 
Stacey Stevenson
Founder
The Changists
The new Biden Administration and the new Congress mean a change in regulatory policies and priorities for Texas corporations. This CLE program focuses on the impact those regulatory developments in areas such as securities enforcement and labor and employment could have on your business operations.
Scheduled Panelists:
Kit Addleman, chair of the SEC Enforcement Defense practice group at Haynes and Boone

Matthew Deffebach, chair of the OSHA and Workplace Disasters practice group at Haynes and Boone

Dean Stansel, senior research fellow at the Bridwell Institute at the SMU Cox School of Business

Join us for our monthly Trivia Night! 

This month it's a battle of the brains and hearts with our Valentine's Day Theme.  Free, great prizes and fun for family and friends.  You are going to LOVE it!

Got 15 minutes on Wednesday?
Join Ogletree Deakins attorney Tim Kamin and his guests weekly, every Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:30 CST, as they discuss a changing menu of key labor and employment law issues.  This week’s menu is below.

This week’s menu:

  • The Social Dilemma… To View or Not To View --  Attorney  Kayla McCann will assess the risks v. rewards of reviewing job applicants’ social media
  • COVID-19 and OSHA Rules and Enforcement – Attorney Eric Hobbs will provide an update on OSHA’s new focus COVID-19 issues
  • New Mandates Unmasked – Attorney Jesse Dill will share updates on the status of mask mandates

Join us Tuesday, February 16th for our February Roundtable.

Topic:  "Shining Moments in the Conference Room: Mediation Practices, Tactics and Strategies that Impress a Mediator"
Guest Speaker:  Hon. Richard J. Sankovitz, Resolute Systems, LLC.

The ACC-WI Roundtable Series is designed exclusively for In-House Counsel.  This is an open and candid forum for discussion and networking among corporate counsel from legal departments across Wisconsin.

Join us for a roundtable discussion about advancing your career and setting yourself apart professionally during a pandemic.

How do you handle advancement and make opportunity in a new remote world?

Get practical advice from a former Fortune 500 GC and someone transitioning to a significant GC role post-COVID.

ACC Mid-America Chapter and Jackson Lewis, PC

JOINTLY PRESENT

Marijuana and CBD Use by Employees in 2021- The Critical Questions

Presented by: Kyle B. Russell, Principal and Sarah J. Millsap, Principal

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

12:00 – 1:00PM
via Zoom Webinar

 

Program Summary:
The public perception of marijuana is changing quickly. The majority of states now have medical marijuana or cannabis laws and at least 19 states now permit recreational marijuana use. How does this impact the workplace? Should employers still be testing for marijuana? If so, when? Can employers still reject an applicant who fails a drug test based on marijuana use? What policy revisions should be considered? We will provide answers to these questions and provide practical guidance to address this changing landscape.

Discussion Topics & Objectives:

  • How recreational marijuana impacts the workplace and testing laws (25 minutes)
  • Policies and procedures for the workplace regarding drug testing (25 minutes)
  • Guidance on how marijuana laws may change moving forward (10 minutes)

We encourage members to bring an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.


Please click here to register by December 6, 2021
*Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Credits are pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yU9AxTaySwiCuLXmTzF-_w

Having an executive presence – engaging your audience with gravitas and impact – is it possible while in a video conference?

As the prevalence of remote work has sky-rocketed during the pandemic, almost all corporate meetings and events are now held virtually, over a video conferencing platform such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. In fact, even when a return to the physical office becomes viable, remote work will likely remain an ongoing option for most corporate employees on a full- or part-time basis.  

In a virtual environment, how can you develop and maintain an executive presence with clients and colleagues? 

Please join us for a discussion about this general question on Thursday, March 11, at 4:00 PM CT, while considering guidance from industry experts, some of which we’ve compiled in these preview materials:

Videos:

How to Access Executive Presence | Develop Yourself as a Leader

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are

Harvard Club on Executive Presence

Articles:

https://hbr.org/2020/04/how-to-elevate-your-presence-in-a-virtual-meeting

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/hows-your-online-executive-presence/

https://www.ivyexec.com/career-advice/2020/how-to-have-executive-presence-in-a-virtual-work-world/

As with all of our gatherings, previewing these materials ahead of time is not necessary to participate in the discussion. We welcome anyone in the legal profession who has interest in this subject and will provide questions to generate the discussion among small group break-outs. 

Program schedule:

4:00 PM - 5:10 PM Overview and discussion break-outs  

5:10 PM - 5:30 PM Large group discussion and prize giveaways

Join us every Wednesday for 30-minutes of yoga and meditation.

February 3rd – February 24th.
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Yoga and meditation are wonderful tools for managing stress and offer both physical and mental health support for participants.  This program has been designed for ACC-WI members by Gwen Koscinski of E-RYT Yoga and is for all levels…no previous yoga experience required.

Sponsored and presented by Beck Redden
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