Law firm diversity gains mainly confined to junior ranks, survey finds
Large law firms collectively increased their hiring of diverse summer associates in recent years but struggled to retain those lawyers over time, according to a new report by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
2022 Saw Diversity Gains at Top of Legal Departments, but Much Work Remains Elsewhere
The progress in filling top legal department posts with women and minorities was documented in an October report from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. It noted that the number of female general counsel in the Fortune 1000 rose 12% in 2021, reaching 331,...
Why Is There a Chronic Lack of Diversity in the Legal Profession?
The legal profession is one of the least diverse professions in the United States, according to a survey put out by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Women are entering law school at about the same rate as men, and they are entering the practice of law at...
Law firms struggle with their own Rooney rule on diversity
After examining the Harvard study and its own data, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which promotes diversity in law firms and corporate legal counsel offices, concluded "the Mansfield rule certification does not have a direct or noticeable impact on...
More Asian-American Attorneys Are Basing Career Moves on Values, Assuming GC Roles
Yet in law firms, Asian Americans continue to have the highest ratio of associates to partners of any racial or ethnic group, according to the report. Data from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association in 2020 shows that the ratio of associates to equity partners...
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...
In Their Own Words: 8 Women On Leading Legal Depts. In ’23
In 2021, the legal industry saw record numbers of women and certain historically underrepresented groups at the general counsel level in the largest American companies by revenue, according to the most recent numbers released in the fall by the Minority Corporate...
How Law Depts. — With And Without DEI Ideas — Have Fared
In 2021, the legal industry saw record high numbers of women and certain historically underrepresented groups at the general counsel level in the largest American companies by revenue, according to the most recent annual data released in October by the Minority...
Law Firm Diversity Barely Budges – Again
Ethnic and racial diversity remains largely stagnant at U.S. law firms, with the percentage of Black, Asian and Latino lawyers ticking up just slightly in 2021 compared to the previous year, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association said in an annual report.
Hueston Hennigan Has First South Asian, Muslim, Openly Gay Chief
Asian American lawyers are the second largest racial or ethnic group among all law firm attorneys, but fewer Asian American attorneys are represented in executive roles relative to their total firm representation, according to the most recent Vault/Minority Corporate...
Employers in 2022 Were Torn on When to Pipe Up on Social Issues
Jean Lee, CEO of Minority Counsel Association: “I cannot imagine any major public company GC putting out their personal opinions on social media about any of these political issues, because of the fact that people take one thing and blow it out of context.”
In Their Own Words: 8 Women On Leading Legal Depts. In ’23
In 2021, the legal industry saw record numbers of women and certain historically underrepresented groups at the general counsel level in the largest American companies by revenue, according to the most recent numbers released in the fall by the Minority Corporate...
How Law Depts. — With And Without DEI Ideas — Have Fared
In 2021, the legal industry saw record high numbers of women and certain historically underrepresented groups at the general counsel level in the largest American companies by revenue, according to the most recent annual data released in October by the Minority...
Law Firm Diversity Barely Budges – Again
Ethnic and racial diversity remains largely stagnant at U.S. law firms, with the percentage of Black, Asian and Latino lawyers ticking up just slightly in 2021 compared to the previous year, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association said in an annual report.
Hueston Hennigan Has First South Asian, Muslim, Openly Gay Chief
Asian American lawyers are the second largest racial or ethnic group among all law firm attorneys, but fewer Asian American attorneys are represented in executive roles relative to their total firm representation, according to the most recent Vault/Minority Corporate...
Employers in 2022 Were Torn on When to Pipe Up on Social Issues
Jean Lee, CEO of Minority Counsel Association: “I cannot imagine any major public company GC putting out their personal opinions on social media about any of these political issues, because of the fact that people take one thing and blow it out of context.”