March 30, 2022

LCLD Diversity News Digest

Customized for LCLD Members and Diversity Professionals, this weekly digest brings the latest, most relevant headlines straight to your inbox each Wednesday. Scroll down for thought-provoking articles about LCLD organizations, diversity in the legal profession, leadership and talent development, and the society we live in and serve.

On the Need for Equity in America

MARCH || WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Madeleine Albright Kept Up Her Trailblazing Work Long After Being Secretary of State

Celebrating the remarkable life of this “force for goodness, grace, and decency—and for freedom,” as President Biden called the first female Secretary of State.  NPR

The Juneteenth Foundation Hires First-Ever General Counsel

“When you think about America, we think about apple pie. We think about July 4. Juneteenth is about making sure that we celebrate that second Independence Day of the country,” said Karim Marshall, the nonprofit’s new GC.  Corporate Counsel

Business, Political Leaders Push Workplace Quotas to Promote Diversity

US and world leaders are promoting and implementing specific, measurable goals for diversity across industries.  Bloomberg Equality

DE&I Development

Implementing DE&I Initiatives within Law Firms and Corporations

Practical tools for establishing a DE&I committee or initiative and reflections on lessons learned.  The San Francisco Examiner

Research: To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety

Tapping into the potential of diversity requires creating a psychologically safe environment where the mix of perspectives, ideas, and opinions can result in greater performance.   Harvard Business Review 

Stop Saying ‘Powwow’ for Meeting: CMG Adds Language Policy to Outside Counsel Guidelines

“Our goal is neither to police nor mandate the language of our counsel, but to raise the point as a matter of awareness and share with you illustrations of our belief that inclusion is critical in thought, action—and word,” the guideline states.  Corporate Counsel

‘We Look for the Person with Heart’: How Small Legal Teams Snag Diverse Candidates

Boosting diversity in small departments requires creative approaches to hiring, mentoring, and more.  Corporate Counsel

LCLD Leads on DE&I

Hunton Andrews Kurth Reaffirms Commitment to DE&I

Hunton Andrews Kurth has expanded its billable hour DE&I incentive to non-attorney timekeepers at the firm.  Yahoo! Life

PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Prioritize Diversity with Latest Moves

PepsiCo has formed a new business unit to accelerate racial equity and “drive sustained change” across the company, and Coca-Cola will tie 10% of its executives’ 2022 annual incentives to company DE&I goals.  HR Dive

2021 Designation Awards – Best Place for Working Parents

Congratulations to the 11 LCLD Member organizations recognized for innovations in support for working parents.  Best Place 4 Working Parents

Leading for Tomorrow

Leadership, Culture, and You: Individual Impact on Firm Culture

“The way a leader behaves, communicates, interacts with others, delivers feedback, evokes transparency, and measures achievement can permeate the organization.”  Marcie Borgal Shunk for The Legal Intelligencer

Reimagining the Workplace

What Sets Microsoft’s Hybrid Work Plan Apart

Here’s how Microsoft is innovating its work plan for the best possible hybrid communication.  Inc. Magazine

How to Mentor in a Remote Workplace

No matter the format, “commitment, trust, relationship quality, and mentor competence are the real ingredients of developmental growth.”  Harvard Business Review

5 Key Trends Leaders Need to Understand to Get Hybrid Right

Embrace a new mindset and shift cultural norms to position your people and business for long-term success.  Harvard Business Review

Five LCLD Members stepped to the Front this week and published their Leader Pledges:

• Emily Schultz (Law Options)
• Paul Schoeman (Kramer Levin Neftalis & Frankel LLP)
• Thomas Fitzgerald (Winston & Strawn LLP)
• Li Chen (Lumens Law Group PLLC)
• Todd Eveson (Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP)

As a reminder, LCLD Members must submit a Leader’s Pledge by June 1 to remain engaged with LCLD. The final Members-only Virtual Leadership Summit, hosted in partnership with Harvard Law School, will take place on April 19. Space is limited, so register here today! 

See the full list of LCLD Members who have made their commitments public here, and learn more about how you can join the movement here.

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

APR. 19   |    11–2 pm ET    ||   Members ONLY
LCLD Leadership Summit: Virtual
Space is limited, so register here today!

APR. 26   |    1 pm ET    ||   Members + LCLD community
Language of Leadership Series with Richard Verma (Mastercard)
Click here to view all scheduled Language of Leadership webinars.

APR. 27   |    2–3 pm ET    ||   Diversity Professionals
Diversity Professionals' Virtual Meeting: April 2022
Register here.

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