7/31/2023 0 Comments Mytime ucla![]() It never ceases to amaze me when I’m sitting in a meeting with someone, particularly in the entertainment industry, and we’ll realize that we were at UCLA Law together. My time at the law school created some amazing friendships and networks that I rely on both professionally and personally. This manner of thinking is one of the foundational elements of my career. I approach important questions with reflexive risk/reward calculations. On the first day of law school, one of my professors said, “We are going to change how your mind works forever.” While that sounded intimidating, it was 100% true. ![]() Green: The tools of “how to think” that I still use every day. What is the biggest lesson from your days as a UCLA Law student that you still use today?īrazile: Humility, empathy, integrity and courage. Ask yourself – if you don’t do it, who will? None of us “have the time” to take on these added responsibilities, but for issues of great importance, we must make the time. When we see injustice, we shouldn’t just sit on the sidelines and wait for someone else to fix it. As lawyers, we can make meaningful changes to our community. And in late July, I was selected to co-chair the Los Angeles Police Commission’s newly formed Advisory Committee on Building Trust and Equity. Since that time, more than 50% of my time each week is spent on working on this initiative. In early June, my firm, Jones Day, initiated a Constitutional Policing and Civil Justice Reform initiative. The need to focus on police reform, criminal justice reform, and racial equity is at the forefront of my mind and my actions. Rasha Gerges Shields: The social unrest that began after the unjustified death of George Floyd has been impactful on my priorities. With a president who refuses to denounce white supremacists or to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, we’re preparing to continue fighting after the election to ensure every eligible voter’s ballot is counted. Common Cause has been fighting to pass legislation, improve administration and win litigation that expands voting by mail and makes in-person voting safer. Ryan: I’m a nonpartisan voting-rights attorney, and the pandemic has necessitated systemic changes to create safe voting options in this year’s elections. In a way, this time has provided us with more opportunity, not less. So while we’ve all been disconnected in a lot of ways, I’ve actually felt more connected to a lot of people. ![]() ![]() Apart from time differences, now you can truly work from anywhere and provide services to people anywhere in the world. I feel like my time and efforts have become more targeted and productive, and it has sharpened my desire to live one of my favorite John Wooden quotes: “Never mistake activity for achievement.”Ĭatrice Monson: It’s really broken down barriers and resistance to a lot of technologies and ways to work differently. In short, I learned to focus on doing what is most impactful. Josh Green: These events caused me to re-examine how I can contribute in the most effective way, both to my company and the larger community. ![]() Kevin Brazile: I have to be more aware of my own and others’ implicit biases and talk about ways to eliminate them – listen to people and show more empathy. From the coronavirus pandemic to mass protests over systemic racism, how have the events of this year impacted the way you think about your work? ![]()
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