Are Law Firms, Legal Departments Ready to Answer the Diversity Call?

摘要

It's no secret that the legal profession has been historically slow to change, and nowhere is this more apparent than in its lack of diversity.Of the more than 1.3 million active lawyers in the U.S., 86% are White and only 37% are women, according to the ABA. Even more startling is a survey from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) that found that Black partners and Black associates exceeded 2% and 5%, respectively, for just the first time in history.