Diversity Lab, the legal organization behind the Mansfield Rule, has partnered with 39 law firms and legal departments to revitalize its On Ramp Fellowship, an effort to bring women who have taken hiatuses from the legal workforce back into the fold.

Caren Ulrich Stacey said the program itself was on a hiatus for almost two years as firms put a pause on hiring due to the pandemic. But, she added, the pandemic and its uneven effect on women has made the program an even greater priority.