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October 27, 2021

Celebrating the Most Active LCLD Members of 2021

“While there is still more work to be done, the award winners being recognized today have charted a path that will transform the industry,” says LCLD President Robert Grey. “I’m inspired by their dedication to this very worthy cause.”

Top Performer Award  |  105 Members
Compass Award  |  107 Members
Top Performer + Compass Awards  |  60 Members

The Top Performer Award recognizes organizations in the top 20 percent for participation in LCLD programming, and the Compass Award recognizes organizations that fulfill a set of participation criteria within the past year.

LCLD Leads on DE&I

• Ben Wilson will soon step down after more than a decade as Chairman of Beveridge & Diamond and roughly 40 years at the firm—but his dedication to DE&I continues.  Corporate Counsel
• K&L Gates is the latest Am Law 200 firm to offer billable credit for DE&I work—a “critical component” of the firm and its lawyers’ success, says MP Jim Segerdahl.  Law.com
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has renewed and bolstered its successful Racial, Social & Economic Justice Fellowship Program, which lends associates as fellows to social and racial justice organizations. “We wanted to do more than write a check,” says Chairman and CEO Mitch Zuklie.  The American Lawyer
• Tim Lupinacci, Chairman and CEO of Baker Donelson, compiled 13 practical tips and insights on sponsoring, mentoring, and partnering with women to ensure their advancement across all levels of your organization.  Baker Donelson: Women’s Initiative Newsletter
• With two new leadership appointments, DLA Piper is unifying talent development and DE&I into one role for the first time in firm history.  The American Lawyer

On the Need for Equity in America

• Gender equity as a business imperative.  In a new interview, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet speaks on the need for companies to recognize gender equity in leadership roles as an essential business issue.  Yahoo! News
• Widespread burnout, uneven distribution.  Research shows that women not only face disproportionate levels of burnout, but they are also more likely to devote time and energy to combat it—for others as well as themselves. Here are three ways organizations can offer support.  Harvard Business Review

Aspects of Leadership

• Performance vs. progress.  “It would be great if everyone was an ally,” says Nancy Laben, CLO of Booz Allen Hamilton. “But when I tell somebody their salary is going to be docked, they’ll be self-motivated.” To drive substantive progress, the organization employs data-driven analysis and ties executive compensation to DE&I goals.  Corporate Counsel
• People-focused strategy.  Forbes suggests several tools—including public pledges—to accelerate your organization’s DE&I practices and create long-standing impact.  Forbes

Reimagining the Workplace

• ​Millennials in the office.  The New York Times identifies a surprising trend in office return demographics: “Amid the ranks of 20- and 30-somethings is a large and growing group of employees who, for reasons part careerist and part emotional, increasingly crave the office.”  The New York Times
• Restructuring in the “Shecession.”  At the start of this year, nearly 3 million women had dropped out of the workforce. Here are three ways to use the efficacy of remote work to reset your organization’s DE&I at all levels and “pivot fully toward flexibility, transparency, and innovation.”  Harvard Business Review

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