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Driving Diversity: A Look Inside Legal Departments and Their Role in Moving the Needle

In this package we take a look at how legal departments are driving diversity efforts not only for their outside providers, but also what they are doing internally within their legal departments and organizations to make lasting change. ALM Intelligence partnered with Corporate Counsel and the organization Chief Legal Executive, to survey legal departments on their diversity programs and efforts. In our featured story, we share the results and analysis of that inaugural legal department diversity survey.

Analysis

'We Look for the Person With Heart': How Small Legal Teams Snag Diverse Candidates

Trudy Knockless | March 21, 2022

“One has to really get beyond the resume to get to know the person, understand their goals and objectives out of life and the practice of law,” said Stephen Kim, chief legal officer of Avicanna.

Five Ways CLOs Can Help Reimagine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Lori Lorenzo | March 14, 2022

By reimagining DEI with a focus on equitable outcomes, the CLO can bring organizational values to life and drive meaningful, positive change across the organization.
News

First-of-Kind Diversity Survey Provides Snapshot of Legal Department Workforce

Trudy Knockless | March 10, 2022

The ALM Intelligence survey found that 62.2% of respondents believe their legal departments' personnel was more diverse or much more diverse than their primary outside law firms.
A Broader Definition of Diversity: Recognizing the Necessity of Allyship in the Workplace

Heather Fine and Margot Jackson | March 07, 2022

To truly foster a diverse workplace and culture, we believe that every hire should be able to demonstrate their commitment to allyship and, in turn, inclusion.