A REPORT issued today by a task force of the New York County Lawyers’ Association recommends retention and promotion as crucial to improving minority participation in the public and private law sectors.

“This report advocates numerous concrete initiatives not recommended in prior studies,” said County Lawyers’ President Craig A. Landy. “For example, while many prior reports focused on increasing the number of minority lawyers in large firms – an important goal – NYCLA’s report outlines specific strategies aimed at increasing diversity in all sectors.”