Has the increasing use of contract attorneys by US law firms created a two-tier employment system with a disproportionate number of black attorneys at the bottom? An informal survey of contract attorneys has attracted the attention of the American Bar Association and the Minority Corporate Council Association (MCCA). Published in January, the survey by a Washington DC-based lawyer and blogger found that 44% of contract attorneys were minorities, with most - 31% - being African-American.
May 21, 2008 at 11:03 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Has the use of contract attorneys created a racial divide betweeen the two tiers of the US legal system? Lisa Shuchman reports
Has the increasing use of contract attorneys by US law firms created a two-tier employment system with a disproportionate number of black attorneys at the bottom?
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