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[…] lawyers. If you want to learn more about designing a first generation program, or increasing outreach to first generation law students or lawyers, register for our free NALP webinar this Thursday February 15 at 11am central to get your questions answered. And if you have any more suggestions, feel free to comment below. First […]
[…] be that? The Legal Profession Needs Increased Leadership Representation We know the legal profession is not doing well in diversity, particularly at the leadership level. According to NALP’s 2016 Diversity Report, minorities constitute 22.72% of associates in large law firms but only 8.05% of partners. The number for minority women is even starker: only 2.76% […]
[…] Boyce, and their Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program. Women of Color Lawyers in the Pipeline The numbers for underrepresented women of color lawyers are stark. According to NALP’s 2016 Diversity Report, black women lawyers comprise 2.32% of law firm associates and 0.64% of law firm partners. The numbers for Latina women lawyers are even […]
[…] of lawyers at end of 2013. And leadership statistics are worse: minorities only accounted for 7.33% of partners in the nation’s major firms, according to the latest NALP study. Possible Solutions Addressing this won’t be simple. As we’ve noted before, discussing how we handle race is not an easy conversation. And it will be […]
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