As a general rule, attorneys are good talkers. We argue, chit-chat, joke, pontificate, try to persuade or seek to justify a position as rational. This attribute is evident in litigation, negotiation and counseling. Dialogue is what we do.
I count myself in that group, and yet, as I have been reflecting on my 20-plus years in practice and my 15 years as an in-house lawyer, there is one topic I cannot recall discussing between in-house and outside counsel. The unspoken topic is not one of the usual social taboos, but rather, it’s … diversity.
