Seyfarth unites with diversity groups to limit COVID-19 impact
Seyfarth Shaw, COVID-19, pandemic, diversity and inclusion, The Belonging Project, National LGBT Bar Association, Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Seyfarth Shaw forms coalition to prevent impact of Covid-19 from undermining diversity
Supporters include the Diversity Lab, the Association of Corporate Counsel’s ACC Foundation, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the National LGBT Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association...
Seyfarth, Diversity Groups Launch Project to Lessen Virus Impact
The project is a collaborative effort between Seyfarth and a slew of organizations including Diversity Lab, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the National LGBT Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Hispanic National...
Hershey Company General Counsel to Serve as Chairman of MCCA Board of Directors
“I’m really there to support her and the rest of the team and move the big rocks out of her path whether that be fundraising or leveraging my own network,” said Damien Atkins, chair-elect of the board of directors at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Chief Legal Officer of Kelly Services Steps Down, Replaced by Chief Transactional Counsel
Hannah Lim-Johnson became the chief legal officer of Kelly Services in 2017. She previously has held in-house roles at Public Service Enterprise Group, ADT Inc. and Tyco Integrated Security. She graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1997. She currently serves as a...
D&I: putting your money where your mouth is
"“I always say that something is better than nothing, and it is great to see another major company demanding more diversity in their preferred outside counsel firms,” says Jean Lee, president and CEO of Minority Corporate Counsel Association in the US.“ “If we are...
LBF Celebrates 2019 Distinguished Attorney Marcus V. Brown
Marcus V. Brown is Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for Entergy Corporation...Under his leadership, and in honor of the company’s effective diversity and inclusion efforts, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association selected the Entergy legal department as...
Black GCs Double Down On Campaign For In-House Diversity
Tuckett said the initiative is meant to complement, not compete, with other organizations also striving to improve diversity, such as the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and Corporate Counsel Women of Color.
Pier 1 Gets New Top Lawyer in Chapter 11 After’s CLO’s Death
Bostrom, who was married for more than 40 years and had four children, was well-regarded in the legal profession. His passing was announced publicly by Veta Richardson, president and CEO of the Association of Corporate Counsel, who met Bostrom during her time as...
Finding a niche, getting clients, student loans: Lawyers say new calls are pulled in all directions
“I can’t tell you how many times I talk to associates in law firms who have no idea what it takes to become partner,” said Joseph West, then-CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, in Robert Half’s report. “There are many reasons they lack insight,...
Dentons names new St. Louis managing partner, creating all-women leadership in Missouri
A survey of law firms conducted in 2018 by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association found that women accounted for almost 50% of summer associates and 46% of associates, but only 23% of partners and 20% of equity partners. In M&A, the levels were even lower, with...
Vernon Jordan Broke Barriers as Corporate and Civil Rights Icon
“He actually went into Corporate America, compared to others who, you know, either remained in private practice or government or the judiciary and things like that,” said Jean Lee of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
5 Hiring Strategies For Diversifying The Patent Bar
According to the 2019 Law Firm Diversity Survey by Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, over 80% of lawyers in the U.S. are white.
BigLaw Eyes HBCUs, But Rankings Mindset Still Prevails
Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, says she has long publicly lamented large law firms' preoccupation with ...
Can GC Succession Planning Drive Diversity?
“Men are judged on potential and women are judged on performance. The same standards apply to underrepresented racial and ethnic GCs," said Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Dentons names new St. Louis managing partner, creating all-women leadership in Missouri
A survey of law firms conducted in 2018 by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association found that women accounted for almost 50% of summer associates and 46% of associates, but only 23% of partners and 20% of equity partners. In M&A, the levels were even lower, with...
Vernon Jordan Broke Barriers as Corporate and Civil Rights Icon
“He actually went into Corporate America, compared to others who, you know, either remained in private practice or government or the judiciary and things like that,” said Jean Lee of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
5 Hiring Strategies For Diversifying The Patent Bar
According to the 2019 Law Firm Diversity Survey by Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, over 80% of lawyers in the U.S. are white.
BigLaw Eyes HBCUs, But Rankings Mindset Still Prevails
Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, says she has long publicly lamented large law firms' preoccupation with ...
Can GC Succession Planning Drive Diversity?
“Men are judged on potential and women are judged on performance. The same standards apply to underrepresented racial and ethnic GCs," said Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.