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Action Step – It Takes A Community: Foundational Considerations For Women’s, Flex, And Other Affinity Groups
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY:
FOUNDATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WOMEN’S, FLEX, AND OTHER AFFINITY GROUPS
Establishing affinity groups can be an excellent way to build a community and effectively address the social isolation that interrupts the career advancement of lawyers from underrepresented identities including lawyers who work flexibly. Positioning these groups for success requires consideration of a number of different factors and ensuring they serve the following three main purposes…
Action Step – Who’s Monitoring Your Flex Program: Key Roles for Effective Flex Program Management
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
WHO’S MONITORING YOUR FLEX PROGRAM:
KEY ROLES FOR EFFECTIVE FLEX PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Your organization has a flexible work policy. Leadership vocally supports it and promotes the business case for flexibility. The desire and need for flexible work is clear, and your lawyers are utilizing the policy. What’s next? How will your organization manage it all?
Action Step – Individual Strategies for Interrupting Flex Stigma
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES FOR INTERRUPTING FLEX STIGMA
Lawyers are often concerned that working flexibly will change how they are viewed at work and lead to career derailment. They are right to be concerned. Studies show that flexibility bias can affect all aspects of a lawyer’s career – from assignments, to evaluations, to promotions. Legal employers can take steps to reduce flexibility bias, and individual lawyers can protect themselves with these strategies: