Helping to enhance and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within SEER and the environmental, energy, and resources (EER) bar overall.
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.
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.
You are invited, and indeed encouraged, to bring your whole self to SEER events! This includes the upcoming Fall Conference, which will take place in Seattle, October 23-25, 2024.
This webinar, held in May 2023, featured past, present, and future ABA Presidents who discussed their perspectives and experiences and made constructive suggestions about how to encourage and support diversity as an effective ally in the workplace and as a member of the ABA.
In July 2020, the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) held an event titled, “Addressing Inequality and Promoting Opportunity.” The event recording includes discussion from diverse leaders of the environmental, energy, and natural resources bar who are champions of inclusion and diversity.
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.
Enforcement and Litigation Committee addresses all aspects of environmental litigation and civil and criminal environmental enforcement.
The Indigenous Law Committee is a forum for lawyers representing tribes, tribal entities, Indigenous peoples, and more.
ABA lawyer and affiliated professional members may join SEER for $95. Law students can join for free. Start enjoying SEER benefits today!
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