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Labor and Employment Law Initiatives

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Initiatives
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Leadership Development Program

The ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law will conduct our fifth Leadership Development Program to provide leadership training and development to a select group of Section members representing all constituencies of the Section.

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Syllabus: 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge ©

The Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession Committee deals with affording all qualified individuals equal access and opportunity to practice law, especially labor and employment law, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or any other arbitrary distinction.

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Labor and Employment Law Trial Institute

The Section is pleased to announce that we will be conducting our Fourth Labor and Employment Law Trial Institute in Chicago, September 2025.

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Additional Section Initiatives
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Section Development Fund Fellowship Program

The purpose of the Section Development Fund is to increase membership in the Section by encouraging participation in the Annual Section Conference and Section Committee Midwinter Meetings by providing fellowships of three years in duration to individuals who would otherwise be financially unable to participate in such activities.

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Young Lawyers Fellowship Program

The Section has an ongoing goal of increasing young lawyer membership and participation. There are plenty of reasons why you as a young lawyer should become active in the Section.

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