With new slates of officers recently elected at the state’s two largest affinity bar organizations, there is an increased focus on working together to increase diversity within the legal community.

At the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association’s annual dinner on Thursday night, May 1, Genea Bell was sworn in as president of the organization, a post she will hold until mid-2015. Bell, an employment lawyer with Jackson Lewis, said one of her goals is for the organization to embark on initiatives that will encourage minority students to consider careers in the law.

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