Archived Issue
July/August 2005
Cover Story: Diversity in the Heartland: A Look at Efforts in Columbus, Ohio
Read about the efforts of the Columbus Bar Association, an association serving the Ohio legal community that strategically planned a five-year project known as the Managing Partners’ Diversity Initiative, which has been signed by the managing partners of 24 law firms. The initiative is a unique collaboration of Columbus law firms that are striving to create an environment conducive to reaching the partnership level. In this article, you’ll learn more about what it will take to have a similar program in your city.
Features
Columns
Diversity in the Heartland: A Look at Efforts in Columbus, Ohio
By Elisabeth Frater, Esq.
Columbus, Ohio is not only one of the fastest growing metro areas in the Midwest, and the 15th largest city in the country, it is where large and prestigious law…
Small Firms, Big Issues: How to Compete on the Diversity Front
By Donna Dick
Leaders of Diverse Small Firms Share Their Secrets Big money. A glamorous, big city location. Compelling cases. The promise of partnership for the brightest and best. For many minority law…
Insight: The Vault/MCCA Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs
By Alea J. Mitchell
"In 2003, of the firms that reported whether they had formal diversity initiatives, 119 (78 percent) had formal diversity programs or initiatives aimed at increasing internal diversity; 28 had informal…
Diversity Online: Analyzing Your Law Firm’s Dot-Com
By Alea J. Mitchell
In today's internet age, a web site is one of the most important, dynamic, and visual ways that a law firm can communicate with prospective employees and clients. Law students,…
The Work/Life Challenge: Not Just a Women’s Issue, Part I
By Kathleen Dreessen
While it has been decades since men were expected to be the household breadwinners and their wives were expected to be home with the children, another type of stereotype isn't…
Jump-Starting Your Law Firm’s Diversity Program
By Mauricio Velásquez
At a recent firm retreat it is evident to everyone that there is a real conspicuous absence of visible diversity among your partners. There seems to be consensus of a…
Howard Law Beats Top-Rated Schools to Win National Moot Court Competition
By Patrick Folliard
“Howard went on to take first place in the competition, beating out 18 other schools, including two-time reigning champion Harvard University, Stanford University, this year’s finalist Brooklyn Law School, as…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Steps Forward …the fact that something is a challenge should never become an excuse for not trying or failing to ask for help. I spend a lot of time on…
D&B Brief
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Building Trust: The Key to Client Relations Miriam Bamberger, CPCC, and Heather Bradley, CPCC, are the co-founders of The Flourishing Company, which helps emerging professionals sharpen their leadership skills to…
White Men and Diversity
By Bill Proudman
What White Men, White Women, and People of Color Can Do to Make a Real Difference in Their Workplace Diversity Partnerships This is the fourth of six articles that will…
Mentoring Across Differences
By Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr.
Sandra Phillips: The Five Dimensions of Mentoring Sandra Phillips, assistant general counsel and section chief for products litigation at Pfizer Inc, shared her thoughts with Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr., the…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Regina A. Petty: A Passion for Progress In so many ways, Marci Rubin, deputy general counsel of Wells Fargo, is the inevitable product of a Berkeley upbringing. Reared in that…
Diversity News
By MCCA
International Association of Women Judges Honors International Women’s Day and Two Pioneers Two extraordinary pioneers in international human rights were honored by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) at…
Movers & Shakers
