Archived Issue
March/April 2009
Cover Story: Staying the Course
In today’s turbulent economy, employers are using creative strategies to drive diversity by promoting low-cost diversity practices and developing in-house talent.
Features
Columns
The Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index: Are You Prepared to Know the Score?
By Robert Falk
It's time for a pop quiz. Please open your favorite word processor and record your answers to the following questions. Please begin: What is the most widely read publication by…
Congratulations to Attorneys of Color Joining the Partnership Ranks in 2008
By MCCA
Diversity & The Bar is pleased to recognize the following minority attorneys who were promoted to partner in 2008. Their hard work and perseverance resulted in this career benchmark. Please…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Our Approach in Tough Times? Adapt and Thrive. The collapse of the U.S. economy is reverberating across all industries; its impact is felt from Wall Street to Main Street. No…
Reader Opinions
By MCCA
Reader Opinions on: Today’s Ailing Economy The turbulent events of the last six months have been almost unprecedented in recent memory. Seemingly no sector of our economy has been left…
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
vo-ca-tion /vo-ke-shun/[voh-kay-shuhn] noun—a particular occupation,business, or profession; calling. George E. Pruden II The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the private endeavors of attorneys who are…
Departments
Association Focus
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
NALP–The Association for Legal Career Professionals James G. Leipold Since 1971, law students have relied upon the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) to learn about prospective employers and make…
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Clarissa Cerda “Being First” Clarissa Cerda Recently named secretary and general counsel of LifeLock, Inc., a leader in identity theft protection, Clarissa Cerda has spent most of 2009 settling…
Diversity News
By MCCA
MCCA Names Lori Garrett as Southeast Regional Director Lori L. Garrett has joined the Minority Corporate Counsel Association as the managing director of the Southeast Regional Office in Atlanta,…
Movers & Shakers
