No images? Click here 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
Youngest Black Law School Graduate in U.S. Gets Her DiplomaNineteen-year-old Taylor Schlitz has her sights set on improving the U.S. education system. Reuters DE&I DevelopmentDEI 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 YouKey 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&INew 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 EntertainmentWith 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 50Six 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 CrisesMichael 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 WorkplaceWhy Many Women of Color Don’t Want to Return to the OfficeRevisiting 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
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