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OBA Civil Litigation Section Insider: Unconscious Bias

OBA Civil Litigation Section Insider: Unconscious Bias

  • May 11, 2023
  • Adil Abdulla

This issue attempts to raise awareness of unconscious bias, and to broaden the conversation about what it can include. It features interviews with lawyers Solomon McKenzie, Alicia Windsor and Nadia Zaman, as well as an anonymous interview and four anonymous stories, that provide real-life examples of unconscious bias and how it affects the targets and those not directly targeted. Finally, there is an article from FACL (BC) summarizing their extensive resources on unconscious bias.

Civil Litigation, Student Forum
photo of Solomon McKenzie

Interview with Solomon McKenzie

  • May 11, 2023

"Another pet peeve of mine, which comes up a lot in legal practice is the description of Black orators as 'surprisingly well-spoken' or 'articulate', I feel like I’ve been haunted by the word articulate my whole life. Every person who is saying these compliments is genuinely trying to be warm, but they’re part of a larger tapestry of behaviour over a lifetime."

Civil Litigation, Student Forum