An October 2019 survey by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association showed that black lawyers account for just 4.83% of associates and 1.94% of equity partners in law firms.
Jean Lee, president and CEO of Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) in the US, believes this is almost par for the course for the majority of minority lawyers. “No-one will ever talk about it openly, because it’s detrimental to your career,” she...
Jean Lee, the president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), says these aren’t enough. Her organization works to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the legal field by providing research, best practices and training. In a...
But this problem is even worse nationally. According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, just 2% of law firm partners are black. These numbers have been largely consistent over the last decade.
An October 2019 survey of 238 large law firms by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and Vault found that black lawyers made up 4.83% of associates and only 1.94% of equity partners. Whites made up 73.38% of associates and 89.87% of equity partners. Blacks are...
The numbers are generally well known. According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, just 2.1% of law firm partners are black, and only 1.87% are equity partners. These numbers have been largely...
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