May 18, 2022

LCLD Diversity News Digest

Here you’ll find the best and latest diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) news, resources, tips, and thought leadership, curated for today’s legal leaders—LCLD’s Members—and Diversity Professionals.

Just a note... Moving forward, the Diversity News Digest will be issued biweekly (every other Wednesday). Look out for the next issue on June 1!

On the Need for Equity in America

AAPI HERITAGE MONTH

Moving Up: Increasing Asian American Representation on Corporate Boards

Marie Oh Huber, CLO of eBay, and John Kuo, CLO of Visby Medical, share their experiences ascending to corporate boards and their advice for aspiring AAPI corporate directors.  Reuters

Youngest Black Law School Graduate in U.S. Gets Her Diploma

Nineteen-year-old Taylor Schlitz has her sights set on improving the U.S. education system.  Reuters

DE&I Development

DEI Needs Attention at All Times, ‘Not Just When People Are Watching’

2017 Pathfinder Akiesha Sainvil of Greenberg shares how her engagement with LCLD has served as the most effective step she’s taken to increase DE&I in her community: “I knew firsthand the... impact it had,” she says. “I advocated for the program and spearheaded the effort to revive it locally.”  Daily Business Review

Your Lack of LGBTQ+ Inclusion Is Costing You

Key actions you can take to create a truly inclusive and welcoming space for your LGBTQ+ employees (including the ones you don’t know about).  Forbes

Saul Ewing Shares How It Restructured to Remove Barriers and Avoid ‘Group Think’

How Saul Ewing’s commitment to DE&I continues to improve both the firm’s legal services and its internal culture.  Daily Business Review

LCLD Leads on DE&I

New Attorneys Are ‘More Attracted to Inclusive Firms’

LCLD Diversity Pro Harsh Arora highlights the impact of MP Heath Eskalyo’s Leader Pledge on Kelley Kronenberg’s DE&I efforts, and shares advice for firms hoping to emulate the firm’s success.  Daily Business Review

Big Law Firms Welcome Larger Summer Associate Classes to In-Office Work and Entertainment

With the help of LCLD’s 1L Scholars program, diversity-based scholarships, and other efforts, many firms are reporting upticks in the diversity of their summer associate classes.   The American Lawyer

2022 DiversityInc Top 50

Six of the top 10 organizations for employer diversity are LCLD Members: Accenture, Mastercard, Abbott, Eli Lilly, Comcast, and Medtronic.  HR Dive

Leading for Tomorrow

‘Empathy Is Very Important’: How Top Legal Chiefs Weathered Cascade of Crises

Michael Wu (Bath and Body Works) recently assembled a roundtable on crisis leadership that included several LCLD Members: David Zapolsky (Amazon), Terry Theologides (Fannie Mae), Tony West (Uber), and Marie Oh Huber (eBay).  Corporate Counsel

Courageous Change: How to Change a Law Department When Everything is Going Smoothly

“Business is dynamic, and change is constant.” Here’s how to stay ahead of the curve.  Corporate Counsel

Reimagining the Workplace

Why Many Women of Color Don’t Want to Return to the Office

Revisiting the experience of “double-consciousness,” its impact on workplace dynamics, and how remote and hybrid work can offer reprieve.  Harvard Business Review

Remember: All LCLD Members must submit a pledge by June 1 to remain engaged with LCLD.

LCLD welcomes the following Members to the Leaders at the Front movement this week, and applauds their commitment to creating real change:

KAMLA ALEXANDER  |  Dentsu International

BRENT BALLARD  |  Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

MICHAEL BLAIR  |  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

RUPERT BONDY  |  UnitedHealth Group

BILL DILLON  |  Goulston & Storrs PC

MARTY FANTOZZI  |  Goulston & Storrs PC

JEFFREY KAPLAN  |  LyondellBasell

NICOLE LAMB-HALE  |  Cummins, Inc.

SANDRA LEUNG  |  Bristol Myers Squibb

JEFFREY LUTSKY  |  Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP

STEVEN MOLO  |  MoloLamken LLP

MARK REAGAN  |  Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C.

STEPHANIE SCIULLO  |  MSA Safety

RICH SOROTA  |  Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cumminskey, P.L.C.

SCOTT STENGEL  |  Ally Financial

PATRICK WHALEN  |  Spencer Fane LLP

If you have questions about the Leaders at the Front initiative, please contact Caitlin Puffenberger, LCLD Member Programs and Communications Manager.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Members & Diversity Professionals

JUNE 1    ||   Members
Deadline to Submit Your Leader's Pledge
All LCLD Members must submit their Leader Pledges by this date to remain engaged with LCLD.

JULY 11–12    ||   Members only
2022 In-Person Leadership Summit at Harvard Law School
Hear from Scott Westfahl, Director of Harvard Law School Executive Education, and Farayi Chipungu, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Register here.

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