Archived Issue
September/October 2007
Cover Story: MCCA’s 2007 Survey of Fortune 500 Minority General Counsel
MCCA presents its annual report on minority general counsel of companies in the Fortune 500, as well as in the Fortune 501–1000, examining current trends and recent developments for minorities at the legal helm of some of the nation’s most successful corporations. And learn more about three outstanding attorneys profiled in the article: Simon Leung, SYNNEX Corporation; Ana Rodriguez, Molex; and Keith Williamson, Centene Corporation.
Features
Columns
Finally Funded: The Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Chair
By Kara Mayer Robinson
At last February’s 19th Black Law Student Association dinner at the University of Pennsylvania, it was announced that the endowment of the Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Chair…
Still Struggling? Implementing “Part-Time” Programs that Work
By Joan C. Williams , By Marina Park
This article is the second in a two-part series about work/life balance and diversity programs. The authors’ proposal is simple: eliminate the word “part time” from law firm and law…
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
By Seema Shah
Law Firms and Business Forge a New Diversity Alliance in Minneapolis/St. Paul Like many of its metropolitan counterparts, the Twin Cities legal community has long engaged in diversity efforts, with…
Mental Health in the Legal Profession
By Scott Mitchell
Mental health problems are common in the legal profession. Research has shown that lawyers are prone to stress-related illnesses, including burnout, insomnia, clinical depression, gambling addiction, and substance abuse.1 In…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Supporting Minorities’ Advancement At the start of 1997, MCCA reported that only three minorities were leading the law departments of the 500 largest U.S. corporations, as determined by Fortune magazine….
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
Andy Fox—Helping Others See This is the fifth of six articles that will examine lawyers and their work practices by day in contrast to the personal interests that they pursue…
Work in Balance
By Deborah Epstein Henry
Prevailing Principles to Make Reduced Hour Schedules Succeed Deborah Epstein Henry This column is the fifth of six articles that will be written this year about the balancing and juggling…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Richard Parent: Channeling for Diverse Audiences Before joining the legal profession, Richard Parent’s ambitions were singularly focused on show business. Today, they still are, but in a different way. As…
Diversity News
By MCCA
MCCA Announces ‘Diversity Dollars’ Winners MCCA board memer N. Cornell Boggs III (fourth from right) presents a Diversity Dollars grant to representatives of the Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee…
Movers & Shakers
