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Diversity Officers Promote Inclusion And Retention

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On February 18, 2003, I became the country’s first Chief Diversity Officer at K & L (now K & L Gates), one of America’s Fortune 100 law firms. As a full-time management-level executive officer on diversity, I reported to the chairman of the management committee and attended all management meetings [...] Read more »

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How To Attract And Keep Talented Lawyers In This Downturn

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Them that’s got, git Anonymous In his latest bestseller Outliers: The Story of Success (Little, Brown and Company, 2008), Malcolm Gladwell leans on the Biblical verse, “For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him that hath not shall be taken away even [...] Read more »

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Expanding The Dialogue About Diversity And Inclusion

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The economic downturn notwithstanding, law firms of all sizes, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and the public interest community, among others, continue to grapple with the cogent issues of recruiting, retaining and advancing a workforce which reflects a wide variety of perspectives and experiences; and with creating an environment in [...] Read more »

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