Archived Issue
March/April 2007
Cover Story – Eaton Corporation: Forming Strategic Alliances with Diverse Law Firms
Learn how Eaton Corporation united with its diverse outside counsel to form a strategic alliance that turned their diversity requirements into a strong partnership with minority law firms.
Features
Columns
Forming Strategic Alliances: Creating New Opportunities for Diverse Attorneys
By Elisabeth Frater, Esq.
(Top to Bottom): Manuel Sanchez of Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman; Francisco Gonzalez of Adorn & Yoss; and Stephen H. Pugh of Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.All photos by Geoff…
Beyond the Basics: Three Corporate Legal Departments Take Diversity Efforts to the Next Level
By Kara Mayer Robinson
In today’s global economy, diversity is an invaluable component for comprehensive corporate legal departments. Not only is inclusiveness fundamental to the overall quality and depth of an organization, it is…
Visible Invisibility: Women of Color in Law Firms
By Paulette Brown
Summary of 2006 Report Released by ABA’s Commission on Women in the Profession Women of color endure many challenges relating to both their gender and race when faced with the…
Measuring Progress: A Look at the Results of the Vault/MCCA® Guide to Law Firm Diversity Programs
By Ed Shen , By Vera Djordjevich
In the spring of 2004, more than 200 of the top law firms in the country were invited to participate in the first annual Vault/MCCA® Law Firm Diversity Survey (Survey)….
Superstar in the Making? 10 Qualities of a True Superstar and 10 Ways to Pick One
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
From a pool of job applications and resumes, separating the unqualified from the qualified is the easy part: Cover letters misspell an important name, refer to incorrect job descriptions, or…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Reflections As MCCA® celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, the milestone prompts reflection on our past accomplishments as well as our challenges in the future. As the Board of Directors…
Vocation/ Avocation
By Patrick Folliard
Hitting the High Notes: An Attorney’s Passion for Music and the Law This is the second of six articles that will examine lawyers and their work practices by day in…
Work in Balance
By Deborah Epstein Henry
The Business Case for Flexibility: Why Flexible and Reduced Hours are in a Legal Employer’s Financial Interest Deborah Epstein Henry This column is the second of six articles that will…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Laying the Foundation for Success: Richard Negrin “Champions are made when no one is watching; that is what my offensive line coach in college told me,” says Richard Negrin, vice…
Diversity News
By MCCA
Drake Law School Dedicates NBA Archives Attendees of the ribbon-cutting event (L to R): David Maxwell, Vicky Long-Hill, Linnes Finney Jr., Vanita Banks, David Walker, Cleota Proctor Wilbekin, Elaine Estes,…
Movers & Shakers
