After 200 top lawyers at various companies signed a letter last year demanding law firms pay greater attention to diversity, firms seem to now be eager to hear the thoughts of their clients on how to best foster diversity.

This is what a group of majority in-house counsel said Tuesday at a panel titled “When Opportunity Knocks: As GCs Actively Seek Diverse Counsel, How Do You Get the Work?” at ALM’s annual Legalweek conference at the New York Hilton Midtown.