Appointments of diverse candidates to Fortune 1000 GC roles have become more common, but challenges remain in bolstering diversity in lower-rung legal department posts and at departments' outside law firms.
December 21, 2022 at 12:16 PM
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2022 saw substantial progress in the number of women and minorities leading legal departments at major companies, but the news was bleaker for lower-level legal department roles.
In addition, frustration among diversity advocates remained high over many departments’ failure to use their clout to bolster the ranks of women and minorities at the outside law firms they shower with millions of dollars in work.
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