MCCA IN THE NEWS
MCCA Adds Three Top Legal Executives to Its Board of Directors
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has appointed three new members to its board of directors: Jennifer Newstead, chief legal officer of Meta; Craig T. Beazer, executive vice president and general counsel of Lincoln Financial; and Laurence Midler, executive...
Meta, Lincoln Financial Legal Chiefs Named To MCCA Board
Meta's chief legal officer, a former Trump-nominated U.S. Department of State lawyer, is among three new board members at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the organization that champions diversity in the law profession said Wednesday.
New Database Lifts Veil on Law Firm Diversity Demographics
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has launched its latest law firm diversity database based on stats from 225 law firms representing most of the Am Law 100 and the NLJ 250…
Biggest Companies Lost Black Legal Chiefs in 2020, Survey Says
Black general counsel lost 6% of their representation within the Fortune 1000 last year, according to a new survey, even as the legal industry and major corporations made broader pushes for increased diversity. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s latest...
Four Dozen Firms to Start Pro-Diversity Mansfield Rule for Hires
The data the Diversity Lab released in April was for firm activity between 2017 and 2019. That compared to data, from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, that found non-participating firms saw an increase of .13% in their diversity achievements in the same...
Harrity & Harrity Incubator Launches Black-Owned IP Firm
According to the 2020 Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association law firm diversity survey report, more than 50% of white male attorneys are law ...
Latino groups push for confirmation of voting rights expert Myrna Pérez as federal judge
As of May 2020, Latinos were 6 percent of appeals judges and 7 percent of district judges, according to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
What 3 Firms Are Doing About Diversity In NJ Now
The push for racial justice in the year following George Floyd's murder by police has amplified calls for diversity in the workplace, including at law firms... according to data from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which tracks lawyers in the largest...
Is Demand For Black GCs A ‘Movement’ Or A ‘Moment’?
MCCA President and CEO Jean Lee said there is demand for diverse candidates in the legal industry, and more opportunities have arisen for them in the past decade when sitting general counsel retire.
President Biden must nominate more Latino judges
According to May 2020 research from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, Latinos account for 6 percent of judges on Courts of Appeals, and 7 percent of judges on District Courts.
MCCA IN THE NEWS
MCCA Adds Three Top Legal Executives to Its Board of Directors
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has appointed three new members to its board of directors: Jennifer Newstead, chief legal officer of Meta; Craig T. Beazer, executive vice president and general counsel of Lincoln Financial; and Laurence Midler, executive...
Meta, Lincoln Financial Legal Chiefs Named To MCCA Board
Meta's chief legal officer, a former Trump-nominated U.S. Department of State lawyer, is among three new board members at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the organization that champions diversity in the law profession said Wednesday.
New Database Lifts Veil on Law Firm Diversity Demographics
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has launched its latest law firm diversity database based on stats from 225 law firms representing most of the Am Law 100 and the NLJ 250…
Biggest Companies Lost Black Legal Chiefs in 2020, Survey Says
Black general counsel lost 6% of their representation within the Fortune 1000 last year, according to a new survey, even as the legal industry and major corporations made broader pushes for increased diversity. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s latest...
Four Dozen Firms to Start Pro-Diversity Mansfield Rule for Hires
The data the Diversity Lab released in April was for firm activity between 2017 and 2019. That compared to data, from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, that found non-participating firms saw an increase of .13% in their diversity achievements in the same...
MCCA IN THE NEWS
MCCA Adds Three Top Legal Executives to Its Board of Directors
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has appointed three new members to its board of directors: Jennifer Newstead, chief legal officer of Meta; Craig T. Beazer, executive vice president and general counsel of Lincoln Financial; and Laurence Midler, executive...
Meta, Lincoln Financial Legal Chiefs Named To MCCA Board
Meta's chief legal officer, a former Trump-nominated U.S. Department of State lawyer, is among three new board members at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the organization that champions diversity in the law profession said Wednesday.
New Database Lifts Veil on Law Firm Diversity Demographics
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association has launched its latest law firm diversity database based on stats from 225 law firms representing most of the Am Law 100 and the NLJ 250…
Biggest Companies Lost Black Legal Chiefs in 2020, Survey Says
Black general counsel lost 6% of their representation within the Fortune 1000 last year, according to a new survey, even as the legal industry and major corporations made broader pushes for increased diversity. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s latest...
Four Dozen Firms to Start Pro-Diversity Mansfield Rule for Hires
The data the Diversity Lab released in April was for firm activity between 2017 and 2019. That compared to data, from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, that found non-participating firms saw an increase of .13% in their diversity achievements in the same...