Mark your calendar! Our May CLE webinar will explore how ethics, courage, and integrity in legal and compliance roles create real-world impact often in ways we never see.
This session highlights how paralegals help protect people, preserve trust, and prevent harm through ethical decision-making, documentation integrity, and support of compliance systems.
Speaker: Terry H. Stringer, CCEP
Topic: The Work We Never See: Ethics, Courage, and the Invisible Impact of Integrity
When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
CLE Objectives:
• Understand how ethical failures can impact workers, customers, and communities worldwide
• Identify organizational pressures and cultural factors that contribute to unethical decisions
• Recognize the paralegal’s role in safeguarding documentation integrity and supporting investigations
• Apply professional ethical standards, including the NALA Code of Ethics, to workplace scenarios
• Strengthen awareness of ethical warning signs and how to support responsible reporting and accountability
Speaker Spotlight: Terry H. Stringer, CCEP
Terry Stringer is a global Ethics & Compliance leader known as “The Ethics Whisperer” for her ability to build trust-driven cultures and embed ethics into business strategy. With more than 15 years of experience across the technology and energy sectors, she most recently led HP’s Ethics Office, overseeing global integrity programs, policy governance, culture strategy, and ethical AI initiatives.
She directed HP’s submissions for the World’s Most Ethical Companies® honor six years in a row and helped the company achieve additional recognitions including the JUST 100 and EcoVadis rankings. Terry’s commitment to ethical leadership extends beyond the corporate environment and into underserved communities in the U.S. and Africa.
She has spearheaded youth business and STEM education initiatives, hosted Zimbabwean students participating in an exchange program with the University of Houston’s business school, and partnered with Booker T. Washington High School in Houston to build wind turbines, water filtration systems, and hydroponic farm projects.
These experiences fuel her belief that ethical leadership begins with access, opportunity, and empowerment. She also serves as Program Chair for the Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable.
Terry is a mother of three and lives in Spring, Texas with her husband, Martin, and their Chocolate Lab, Jackie Robinson.
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