MCCA In The News
Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
When it comes to women and minorities, there can be an unconscious ... Commission on Women and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Firm Diversity Push Steams Ahead With Action Plan For GCs
The document suggests in-house counsel access the online Minority Corporate Counsel Association/Vault Law Firm Diversity Database to compare...
MCCA Report Shows Legal Departments Lag Behind Firms in Some Diversity and Inclusion Metrics
A new report from the MCCA shows legal departments still have room for improvement when it comes to workplace respect and making employees feel their voices are heard.
General counsel call law firms to action on diversity
Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, said the recent emphasis by GCs on law firm diversity is actually the fourth call to action from in-house lawyers. The first calls came in 1999 and 2004, Lee said, and the third came in 2016...
Minority Corporate Counsel Association Appoints Ripple General Counsel as Board Chair
Minority Corporate Counsel Association Appoints Ripple General Counsel as Board Chair. The chief legal officer of Flowserve Corp. was also appointed to the MCCA's board. Both appointees started their roles Wednesday.
MCCA Panel Talks Privacy, Ethics Rules of the Road for Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles could access location, health and other personal data. But who owns it, and should it be shared? Privacy and employment counsel discussed these issues at the MCCA Global TEC Forum.
Attorney Reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.’s Influence, Civil Rights Victories
West, who was previously the CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, also brought up that three schools Gray had once sued to desegregate would go on to honor the still-practicing attorney.
5 Takeaways: MCCA Conference Panel Provides Insight on Privacy Law Compliance
The Minority Corporate Counsel Association kicked off its 2019 Global TEC Forum in San Francisco on Thursday afternoon with a lunchtime plenary session on the compliance complications of California’s privacy law.
Liu’s Fall Sparks Fear of Reprisal for Joining Women’s Groups
Jean Lee, president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, said she believes it is impossible to look at Liu’s failed nomination without looking at her race or gender.
Are Legal Departments Really Better Than Firms at Diversity?
“How are [companies] having diverse teams if the law firms, the very places you go to, are not diverse? You’re demanding diversity. That forces the law firms to say, we should think about ways to get diverse people,” said Jean Lee, the president and CEO of the...