Tending Bar talks with lawyers and other professionals about big ideas in the law. We celebrate the higher, better spirit of the legal profession that values service to others, and that works to build a good and just society. Hosted by Todd Harris.
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Tending Bar talks with lawyers and other professionals about big ideas in the law. We celebrate the higher, better spirit of the legal profession that values service to others, and that works to build a good and just society. Hosted by Todd Harris.
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December 9, 2020
Peter Vincent (Part 2): On DACA, Values in Government, and Public Service
<p>As Season 1 of TendingBar draws near to its close, it’s only fitting to bookend the season with the second part of our interview with Peter Vincent, whose interview was initially introduced earlier this summer as our very first episode.</p> <p>Once the former top lawyer at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Peter oversaw immigration enforcement matters during the Obama administration, and he was intimately involved in the creation of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), the program created by executive order to shield especially deserving young undocumented immigrants against threat of deportation. As Peter predicted, only days after our interview the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle DACA, and just last week a federal district court in New York ordered DHS to proceed with accepting new applicants to the program.</p> <p>When Peter and I spoke during the summer, the country was also witnessing widespread protests against police violence and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and federal agents (including personnel from agencies with whom Peter once worked) had only recently been deployed against peaceful protestors in D.C.’s Lafayette Square. Peter was kind enough to share his perspectives on those current events, which led to reflections on ethics and values in government – precisely the kind of reflections one hopes our senior law enforcement officials are willing to undertake.</p> <p>Against the backdrop of that values discussion, Peter was candid with TendingBar regarding his views of the child separation policies carried out under the Trump administration, even sharing how such policies were discussed, but ultimately rejected, within the Obama administration, precisely because Peter’s agency was committed to policies that reflected its humane values. Don’t miss this insider view on the child separation controversy.</p> <p>Peter Vincent’s incomparable expertise and his compassionate, thoughtful approach to immigration policy are evident throughout his interview with TendingBar. He represents the best among us – as a public servant, as an attorney, and as an ethical, concerned citizen.</p>
November 26, 2020
Jere Simpson - On Success as a Platform for Giving Back
<p>Once a struggling teenager who found himself “without home,” as he describes it, Jere Simpson is a luminary entrepreneur whose successful software company, Kitewire, is trusted by the FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies to provide security for agents’ mobile phones. In this refreshing conversation, Jere explains that serving the community isn’t just good for business. As he sees it, he works hards to succeed precisely so that he is better able to serve others. On any given day, you might find Jere in Davos, New York, or at one of his homes in L.A., Tahoe, or the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., so we were especially grateful that Jere generously provided time to talk about his business, his passion for service — including his particular passion for the youth-oriented Urban Alliance, and his philosophy of life.</p> <p>We interviewed Jere in the Spring of 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and when we scheduled the release of Season 1’s episodes, it just seemed right to release this discussion at Thanksgiving. If you’re looking for a positive story and a reminder that we are surrounded by good people working for the good of the broader community, listen to Jere’s worldview.</p> <p><strong>Happy Thanksgiving, all!</strong></p>
October 15, 2020
Alison Bost: Legal Ethics, Fighting Implicit Bias & Being a Lawyer to Lawyers
<p>As the Deputy General Counsel of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Alison Bost advises hundreds of attorneys across the country regarding legal ethics, professional responsibility and risk management. During her TendingBar interview, Alison describes a legal career built on counseling other lawyers, and we delve into the challenges of managing potential conflicts of interest in a large firm that advises thousands of clients.</p> <p>In the wake of repeated tragedies involving unjustified killings of black Americans by police, the American public has spent most of 2020 engaged in renewed discussions about systemic racism. Unfortunately, the public debate often lacks a shared vocabulary or a conceptual framework necessary to make those discussions fruitful. Forward-thinking businesses and professional organizations, by contrast, have in recent years begun to recognize the importance of diversity within their ranks, as well as the persistence of systemic challenges facing diversity initiatives. Within Womble, Alison has therefore organized nationwide efforts to educate attorneys about the science of implicit bias -- certainly timely in today's climate. Most of our TendingBar interview discusses implicit bias, and we introduce viewers/listeners to Project Implicit (<a href="http://implicit.harvard.edu/">http://implicit.harvard.edu</a>), the freely available online toolset created by a collaboration among professors at Harvard, the University of Virginia and the University of Washington. TendingBar recommends Project Implicit as a framework to teach and learn about implicit biases in a non-threatening and eye-opening way.</p> <p>With Alison’s leadership, Womble now participates in the Mansfield Rule, a nationwide program among law firms designed to interrupt and overcome the negative impacts of implicit bias in the law firm workplace. Mansfield-participating firms make commitments to include diverse candidates in all of their key hiring and promotion decisions (and other aspects of firm operations). Alison describes Womble’s participation, and we discuss the reality that diverse organizations demonstrate higher productivity (and higher profits).</p> <p><strong>Key Discussion Moments (minutes:seconds)</strong></p> <p>2:30 From French Major to Lawyer</p> <p>6:50 Taking Conflicts of Interest Seriously</p> <p>14:00 Understanding Implicit Bias and the Legal Workplace</p> <p>21:27 Project Implicit as a framework for teaching about implicit bias</p> <p>27:35 The Mansfield Rule</p> <p>34:30 Alison’s life advice for would-be lawyers?</p>
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