SAN DIEGO PARALEGAL ASSOCIATION

SDPA Director, Kristine Custodio Suero, ACP will participate in a discussion about a national model and best practices for paraprofessional program proposals. The November 9-10, 2022 event will be hosted by The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS).

Click the link for more information: https://iaals.du.edu/projects/allied-legal-professionals

Join AAfPE on Thurs Oct 13, 2022, 10:30 AM ET for a lively discussion with industry leaders about paralegal licensing across the US with Page Beetem JD & Kristine Custodio Suero ACP.

tinyurl.com/AAfPE2022

Tuesday October 4, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST SDPA’s own SHEILA GRELA will be amongst today’s top thought leaders discussing e-Discovery best practices and advances in technology.

"Allyship is an Action... We all have the power to show up, We all have the power to make a difference and affect change, if we choose to do so."

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The Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

 Five Generations of Differences in the Work Force:

Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z

"Five Difference Perspectives Brings In Innovation."

Director of Client Relations

Diversity & Inclusion Practice Leader

Murchison & Cumming, LLP

 “Diversity is a fact, Equity is a choice, Inclusion is an action and Belonging is an outcome.”

San Diego Superior Court

Former City Attorney, City of National City

How to overcome the challenges of being autistic in the legal profession?

 “Develop a mental construct/paradigm ... [and] Meld emotions into inputs and outputs…”

Litigation Attorney

Neurodivergent Advocate and Speaker

Doucet Gerling Co., L.P.A.

“Unconscious bias often runs counter to our own values.”

Manager of Diversity & Inclusion and Talent Strategy

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamilton, LLP

  “Imposter syndrome is experienced by everyone at sometime ... It is not the normal anxiety that we all feel when exposed to stressful situations in the workplace. It is caused by environments where some people can feel like imposters regardless of qualifications or intelligence”

Solution: Individual and Environmental Intervention

 Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamilton, LLP