As leaders of The American Lawyer and ALM Intelligence, we hold ourselves personally responsible for ensuring our combined data and analysis accurately reflect critical components of the profession, while evolving to highlight the changing markers of success.

Consequently, when readers questioned how we could have a Diversity Scorecard that rewarded top marks to firms with zero representation of certain minority groups, it caused us to reevaluate our approach. As with most KPIs, the methodology must align with the intended actions facilitated by the research findings.