Date: July 27th
Time: 1:00 CT
Sponsored by: LMA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion SIG
Domains: Marketing Management and Leadership, Communications
BoK Competencies: Firm Organizational Structure and Dynamics, Written and Oral Communication Skills
Join fellow LMA members for a candid, facilitated conversation exploring the evolving DEI landscape. Together, we’ll examine emerging challenges, shifting priorities, and the real-world implications within our firms and the legal industry. Through open dialogue and shared perspectives, we’ll identify practical, actionable ways to navigate change and move forward with intention and impact.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify specific DEI challenges currently impacting an organization or role and explain how those challenges are shaping priorities and decisions.
- Evaluate peer approaches and perspectives to determine which DEI strategies or practices could be adapted to their own organization.
- Define at least one concrete next step attendees can take to advance or refine DEI efforts within their sphere of influence.
Presenters:
David Ackert, Founder & CEO, PipelinePlus. David Ackert is Co-Founder and CEO of PipelinePlus, which helps professional services firms develop the capabilities required to thrive in a rapidly changing marketplace. Under David's leadership, PipelinePlus has developed a portfolio of leadership development programs, strategic advisory services, executive communities, and technology-enabled learning solutions focused on Rainmaker Readiness, Rate Readiness, Leadership Readiness, Collaboration Readiness, Succession Readiness, and Commercial Readiness.
This session will be moderated by the LMA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion SIG Co-Chairs:
Myisha Aldridge, Business Intelligence Analyst, Barnes & Thornburg
Alexandra France, Senior Digital Media Specialist, Thompson Coburn LLP
Roy Sexton, Chief Marketing Officer, Vedder Price
Price:
LMA Members: Complimentary
Prospective Members: $79