Aligned with ABA's Goal III, the Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) is committed to enhancing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the Section and the environmental, energy, and resources bar overall.
SEER Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Resources
Helping to enhance and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within SEER and the environmental, energy, and resources (EER) bar overall.
SEER Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Action Plan
Learn about the Section's objectives and goals related to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in Section membership, committees, leadership, programs, publications.
ABA Toolkit for Advancing DEI in the Workplace
This toolkit is designed to assist private employers in implementing the recommendations and guidance applicable to corporations and law firms. The Toolkit addresses, for example, recruitment and retention strategies, professional development programs, and the creation of supportive work environments.
Disability and DEI Groups Directory
This directory helps lawyers find information about committees and sections that focus on disabled attorneys, disability law, mental health law, and diversity in general or specific to women, LGBTQ+ people, and marginalized racial and ethnic groups.
Environmental Justice Resources
This resources page serves as a forum for sharing knowledge about environmental justice in the legal field. The page is maintained by the SEER Special Committee for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
Membership Diversity Enhancement Program
Prospective SEER members who come from diverse backgrounds (including racially diverse, LGBTQ+, and younger lawyers) and/or diverse practice settings (including government, non-profit, academia, and solo practice) are encouraged to apply for MDEP and take advantage of its many benefits.
SEER Special Committee for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)-its past and present-by Monty Cooper
This article, published in March 2024, outlines what SEER is doing to ensure the goals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are implemented throughout the Section. It also looks back at what the SEER Special Committee for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging has accomplished since it was created.
Enforcement and Litigation Committee
Enforcement and Litigation Committee addresses all aspects of environmental litigation and civil and criminal environmental enforcement.
Indigenous Law Committee
The Indigenous Law Committee is a forum for lawyers representing tribes, tribal entities, Indigenous peoples, and more.
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ABA lawyer and affiliated professional members can join SEER for $95. Students may join for free. Start enjoying the benefits of membership today!
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