Cultural Competence for Lawyers Representing LGBTQ+ Clients
Cultural Competence for Lawyers Representing LGBTQ+ Clients
This online video qualifies for 1 “Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and Society” participatory credit hour when continuously watched in full.
Cultural competence when working with LGBTQ+ clients is a necessary component of the overall competence of legal counsel and their staff. That cultural competence requires the use of inclusive and respectful language, as well as an understanding of the ways that the identities of diverse clients inform the client’s experience, the attorney’s representation, and the client’s actions and responses in the context of the unique facts and circumstances of their case.
The Sacramento County Public Law Library is an approved State Bar of California MCLE provider according to the State Bar of California MCLE Rules & Requirements [Rule 2.72].
Instructor
MCLE Credit
1 Elimination of Bias hours
Viewing Time
64 minutes
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