‘Pressure for Progress’: Fortune 500 Sees Surge in Diverse, Female GCs
Jean Lee, president and CEO of MCCA, which works towards hiring, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys in corporate law departments and law firms, told Forbes, “Within the Asian American Pacific Islander community, we have very different experiences, but...
Facts About Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month And Why It Is Celebrated
Jean Lee, president and CEO of MCCA, which works towards hiring, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys in corporate law departments and law firms, told Forbes, “Within the Asian American Pacific Islander community, we have very different experiences, but...
4 ways to increase advancement of AAPI professionals within executive ranks
Model minority myth — The perception that Asian Americans do not have any special needs or concerns in the workplace or society, unlike other people of color. Jean Lee, CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), frames the myth this way: “People assume...
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.
Allstate hit by death of key executive
“I have the highest regard for Rhonda as a leader and it’s another huge loss for our profession,” stated Minority Corporate Counsel Association president and CEO Jean Lee, who had hoped to meet Ferguson in person after connecting with her via email.
Allstate Legal Chief Ferguson’s Death Mourned as Industry Loss
Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, said she recently connected over email with Ferguson and was hoping to meet her in person next week in Chicago. “I have the highest regard for Rhonda as a leader and it’s another huge loss for...
It’s time to make Ketanji Brown Jackson the first of many
What will it take to remove those barriers before she gets there? Here’s an excellent white paper prepared for the Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, that digs deep into the pervasive array of biases...
Coke’s ‘Rigid’ Legal Diversity Drive Pushed Corporate Limits
Minority Corporate Counsel Association president and CEO Jean Lee said she fears that Coca-Cola’s about-face will give some law department leaders worried about being too aggressive in promoting diversity cover to promote “watered-down” policies of their own. “It’s...
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…
WBD Team Takes Part in MCCA Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference
Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys Julie Abelman, Mason Freeman, Nick Hawkins, Marie Anne Mastrovito and Shawan Gillians and Development and Diversity Director Victoria Taylor represented the firm at the Minority Corporate Counsel (MCCA) Creating Pathways to Diversity...
New Framework for Sustainable DEI Solutions Announced by Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Last week, in celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) announced MCCA Approved, a dynamic new framework for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that will provide sustainable and actionable solutions for the legal...
Reporter’s notebook: How businesses can broaden recruiting ahead of expected affirmative action ban
... said Jean Lee, president and CEO of The Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which advocates for increasing diversity in corporate...
Student Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap: Partial Forgiveness Alone Won’t Solve This Crisis
Most importantly, policy and financial experts say the move isn't enough to really help to narrow the racial wealth divide. In a conversation on my podcast with Jean Lee, president of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, we discussed the impact of student debt...
3 More Takeaways From The MCCA’s Fortune 1000 GC Report
So-called established companies in the Fortune 1000 generally had more top lawyers from historically underrepresented groups last year than businesses that were recent newcomers to the list, according to data recently...
WBD Team Takes Part in MCCA Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference
Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys Julie Abelman, Mason Freeman, Nick Hawkins, Marie Anne Mastrovito and Shawan Gillians and Development and Diversity Director Victoria Taylor represented the firm at the Minority Corporate Counsel (MCCA) Creating Pathways to Diversity...
New Framework for Sustainable DEI Solutions Announced by Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Last week, in celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) announced MCCA Approved, a dynamic new framework for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) that will provide sustainable and actionable solutions for the legal...
Reporter’s notebook: How businesses can broaden recruiting ahead of expected affirmative action ban
... said Jean Lee, president and CEO of The Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which advocates for increasing diversity in corporate...
Student Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap: Partial Forgiveness Alone Won’t Solve This Crisis
Most importantly, policy and financial experts say the move isn't enough to really help to narrow the racial wealth divide. In a conversation on my podcast with Jean Lee, president of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, we discussed the impact of student debt...
3 More Takeaways From The MCCA’s Fortune 1000 GC Report
So-called established companies in the Fortune 1000 generally had more top lawyers from historically underrepresented groups last year than businesses that were recent newcomers to the list, according to data recently...