Diversity’s Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
The lack of minority partners comes at a high cost to firms, say attorneys at Lightfoot Franklin & White LLC, as they suggest several practical ways to tackle this problem.
But Where Are the Black Partners?
Another study by Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association finds that the rate of black lawyers promoted to partner last year—2.3 percent—was actually the lowest to date.
Addressing & Resolving Issues Faced by Female Attorneys
According to a new study released by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, there is still a pronounced racial and gender bias for female lawyers.
Law Firms Show Slow Progress as Women Land 38% of Partnerships
Women make up 22.4 percent of existing equity partners among the 15 firms surveyed by Bloomberg Law, according to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and Vault. According to data compiled by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, women make up 21.58...
Harassment From Clients Can Stunt Women’s Careers, but Few Firms Are Trying to Stop It
“I don’t know any one of my female friends who have been in a law firm or even in-house who haven’t seen or experienced that,” said Jean Lee, president and chief executive officer of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
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15 Minutes With Gap’s Global General Counsel
Congratulations to Gap for winning a 2018 Employer of Choice Award from the MCCA.
15 Minutes With Honeywell’s General Counsel
The company won a 2018 Employer of Choice Award in October from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Women attorneys look to narrow gender gap
Women attorneys look to narrow gender gap ... was released in September in conjunction with the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
15 Minutes With American Express’ Chief Legal Officer
American Express was a finalist for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's 2017 Employer of Choice Award.
Citing High Demand in L&E, Meyers Nave Inks Merger Deal With San Diego Boutique
Brown, who founded Brown Law Group in 1999, is a past board member of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, and the immediate past chair of the board of directors of the San Diego Regional...
More Minority, Women General Counsel at Top US Companies Than Ever Before
The population of minority and women general counsel for top U.S. companies grew in 2019 to the highest number that the Minority Corporate Counsel Association has recorded in the past 15 years.
One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
...including 51 African American, 43 Asian American and 21 Latino top lawyers, according to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. And 291 of ...
Black General Counsel Reach Milestone in the Fortune 1000
“Black lawyers represent a higher number of general counsel than any other underrepresented minority group,” said Washington-based Minority Corporate Counsel Association president and CEO Jean Lee.
How Lawyers Of Color Say They Climbed The Career Ladder
According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, which surveyed 238 law firms in the U.S., nearly 90% of law firm partners are white. Among those in the partnership class, close to 4% are Asian...
Citing High Demand in L&E, Meyers Nave Inks Merger Deal With San Diego Boutique
Brown, who founded Brown Law Group in 1999, is a past board member of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms, and the immediate past chair of the board of directors of the San Diego Regional...
More Minority, Women General Counsel at Top US Companies Than Ever Before
The population of minority and women general counsel for top U.S. companies grew in 2019 to the highest number that the Minority Corporate Counsel Association has recorded in the past 15 years.
One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
...including 51 African American, 43 Asian American and 21 Latino top lawyers, according to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. And 291 of ...
Black General Counsel Reach Milestone in the Fortune 1000
“Black lawyers represent a higher number of general counsel than any other underrepresented minority group,” said Washington-based Minority Corporate Counsel Association president and CEO Jean Lee.
How Lawyers Of Color Say They Climbed The Career Ladder
According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, which surveyed 238 law firms in the U.S., nearly 90% of law firm partners are white. Among those in the partnership class, close to 4% are Asian...