Archived Issue
November/December 2006
Cover Story: MCCA® 2006 Diversity Award Winners—Profiles of the Nation’s Most Diverse Law Departments and Firms
Meet this year’s award winners! In 2006, MCCA® honored 19 law departments and firms for their consistent commitment to inclusiveness. Learn more about their dedication to improve hiring, promotion, and retention of diverse lawyers and see why these organizations were selected by MCCA as the recipients of the Thomas L. Sager and Employer of Choice diversity awards.
Features
Columns
MCCA 2006 Diversity Award Winners
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Profiles of the Nation's Most Diverse Law Departments and Firms Thomas L. Sager Employer of Choice Each year, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA®) recognizes law departments and firms for…
Big Government: The Benefits Government Attorneys Bring to the Corporate Legal Department
By Jennifer Borum Bechet, Esq.
"A great number of diverse attorneys are in the government agencies. So if you want someone with expertise in a practice area, it makes sense to recruit them out of…
A Higher Calling
By Melanie Lasoff Levs
Religion and law can—and do—mix for attorneys who strongly observe their faiths. "Spirituality is not something one is adding to the practice of law. The practice of law by its…
Each One Teach One: The Contributions of Minority Attorneys Serving As Adjunct Professors
By Jennifer Borum Bechet, Esq.
The transition that the law students make over the course of one semester is visible. The look of awe and discomfort when presented with a claim during the first week…
Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr., Scholarship Program Entering Class of 2006
By Michael E. Flowers
MCCA® is pleased to announce its second class of fellows and scholars under the Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr., Scholarship Program. The program was founded to prime the diversity pipeline by…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
Anticipating the New Year: A Fresh Look Your participation as readers, attendees, and financial contributors enables this association to continue to advocate for diversity in the legal profession. As this…
D&B Brief
By Heather Bradley , By Miriam Bamberger Grogan
Your Role On a Winning Team Heather Bradley, CPCC, and Miriam Bamberger Grogan, CPCC, are the co-founders of The Flourishing Company, a workplace consulting firm which changes the way people…
White Men and Diversity
By Douglas G. Scrivner
Why Inclusiveness Matters Douglas G. Scrivner This is the last of six articles that is written as a continuation of this valuable column. This year, several leading white male lawyers…
Mentoring Across Differences
By Ida O. Abbott, Esq.
Electronic Mentoring: A Means for Promoting Diversity in International Firms This is the final article that will be written this year as a continuation of the “Mentoring Across Differences” column,…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Manuel Medrano Inspiring a New Generation of Viewers Growing up in the blue-collar barrio of El Paso, Texas, Manny Medrano watched black-and-white episodes of "Perry Mason" with a singular intensity:…
Movers & Shakers
