Building and Encouraging Law Firm Diversity provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on the best practices for ensuring that a firm's personnel represent a variety of backgrounds. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, this book guides the reader through crucial topics, such as the importance of a top-down approach to diversity, the need to integrate inclusion across all parts of the firm, and the advantages of employing lawyers with a wide range of viewpoints. From looking beyond numbers in order to measure diversity to learning from different cultures, these top partners give their insight on ways for a firm to become truly diverse. Additionally, these experts discuss the challenges of finding and recruiting diverse attorneys, and how outreach programs for the next generation can benefit both law firms and the communities they serve. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these top attorneys offer their opinions and expertise on offer their opinions and expertise on this increasingly important topic.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business and legal intelligence from leading C-Level executives and lawyers. Each chapter offers thought leadership and expert analysis on an industry, profession, or topic, providing a future-oriented perspective and proven strategies for success. Each author has been selected based on their experience and C-Level standing within the business and legal communities.

Chapters Include:
1. Sandra Giannone Ezell, Managing Partner, Bowman and Brooke LLP - "Diversity Without Inclusion is Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing"
2. Thomas Barnard, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP - "Meeting the Challenges-and Reaping the Benefits-of Becoming a Diverse Law Firm"
3. John Park, Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP - "Setting the Right Tone at the Top When Promoting Law Firm Diversity"
4. Roderick H. Morgan, Senior Partner, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP - "Being Truly Committed to Law Firm Diversity: Meeting the Many Challenges"
5. Barbara L. Portwood, Partner and Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, Stinson Leonard Street LLP - "Challenges to Diversity"
6. Evett L. Simmons, Shareholder and Chief Diversity Officer, Greenspoon Marder PA - "Creating a Pipeline of Tomorrow's Lawyers Today and Other Law Firm Diversity Strategies"

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