The initiative is supported by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Washington DC-based GC membership group AdvanceLaw, the Women’s Law Center of Maryland and the Maryland State Bar Association.
Women or minorities accounted for 34% of general counsels at Fortune 1000 companies in 2019, up from about 15% in 2004. The 2019 percentage is the highest recorded by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association in 15 years. (Law.com)
The number of female GCs and GCs of color heading the legal departments at top U.S. companies grew in 2019. It’s the highest number the Minority Corporate Counsel Association has recorded in the past 15 years.
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