Archived Issue
July/August 2003
Cover Story: Above the Cut: Law Firms Raise the Bar
It’s every law student’s dream: a law firm partnership or prestigious corporate law position. But for many minority and women attorneys, it’s a dream deferred. Take a look at how four law firms are helping their women and minority associates advance their professional dreams.
Features
Columns
Lessons From The Good Black: A Case Study of Diversity Mismanaged
By Duane Hughes , By Joan C. Williams
According to the National Association of Law Placement, only 3.55 percent of law partners in the U.S. are attorneys of color. Law firms often find that retaining is much more…
Women Managing Partners: Called to Lead
By Michelle Bates Deakin
When Regina Pisa's partners approached her five years ago and asked her to be managing partner of the Boston-based law firm Goodwin Procter, her first thought was, "Come back and…
Corporate Downsizing and Diversity: Issues and Challenges
By Maureen Giovannini
In today’s volatile economy, corporate “downsizing” is an unpleasant fact of life. For organizations in the process of developing a “feeder pool” of high-potential women and people of color for…
Perspectives
By Cari M. Dominguez
Views from the EEOC Generational Diversity Cari Dominguez When most organizational leaders think of diversity initiatives, they tend to think of racial, gender, and cultural diversity. Another aspect of workplace…
D&B Brief
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Your Career: A Straight Shot or a Shot in the Dark? Miriam Bamberger, CPCC, and Heather Bradley, CPCC, are the co-founders of The Flourishing Company, which helps emerging professionals sharpen…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Community Service For many of us, our earliest life lessons and dreams can be traced to those learned on the playground. The playground – a place where friendships are made,…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Tom Calarco
An International Corporate Lawyer’s Ambition Selena LaCroix, senior counsel for Texas Instruments, began her career in an unusual way: by turning down a highly prized scholarship. A native of Singapore,…
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