Members – please join us for an upcoming Innovation Circle:
Talent & Diversity Managers
April 21, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
We invite individuals at member organizations who hold the following roles (or the equivalent thereof in your organization) to register:
Members – register for these events in the Member Resource Center or by emailing Irena McGrath.
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
We recently released our 2022 New Partner Report, consisting of an annual examination of data regarding the gender breakdown of attorneys promoted to partnership from over 200 of the nation’s largest and top-grossing law firms. The Alliance then hosted our New Partner Summit, encompassing an in-depth discussion regarding the results of the new partner report, highlighting best practices, and featuring talent leaders from 4-time “Tipping the Scales” firms1 to discuss strategies for achieving gender parity.
Our 2022 New Partner Report and New Partner Summit mentioned the concerning results in the 2022 new partner class of U.S. law firms, as the share of women among new partners was 40.2%, demonstrating a 0.7% decrease from the previous year’s figure, and significant year-over-year dip of 4.2% at the nation’s top grossing AmLaw 50 firms2. This decline is even more troubling considering that the average new partner class actually increased substantially and the gap of the share of new women partners compared to the shares of women associates and women summer associates widened3.
Additionally, NALP’s recent report shows that this pipeline gap is more drastic when looking at women of color, as women of color comprise less than 5% of the partnership, despite over a quarter of the summer associate class being women of color4. The Alliance has the following important recommendations to create long-lasting change and improve gender parity at the leadership level…
Members: continue reading this Action Step in the Member Resource Center
To read this entire Action Step become a member of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance. To learn more contact Manar Morales.
1 “Tipping the Scales” recipients are firms that promoted 50% or more women in their U.S. new partner classes.
2 The share of women among new partners was 40.2%, demonstrating a 0.7% decrease from the previous year’s figure. There was a significant year-over-year dip of 4.2% at the nation’s top grossing AmLaw 50 firms. The average new partner class increased substantially – 14.1 attorneys in 2022 vs. 11.7 attorneys in 2021.
3 See “2021 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms,” NALP, January 2022. https://www.nalp.org/uploads/2021NALPReportonDiversity.pdf
4 See “2022 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms,” NALP, January 2023, https://www.nalp.org/uploads/Research/2022NALPReportonDiversity_Final.pdf
May 3, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Join us at 1:00pm ET on Wednesday, May 3 for a Signature Seminar featuring Alliance President & CEO, Manar Morales. During this virtual presentation, Manar will share how to identify unconscious bias in the interview process as well as the steps organizations and interviewers can take to mitigate bias during the interview.
This event is open to all individuals at member organizations.
Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series. Email Angela Whitehead Quigley if you have questions.
Members – register for this Seminar in the Member Resource Center.
During the event, we will share trends and best practices in workplace flexibility, hybrid and leave policies implemented at law firms and the types of support available for those who work flexibly. The Summit will include valuable discussions between Manar Morales, Alliance President & CEO, and leaders from firms with innovative policies and practices in the areas of workplace flexibility and caregiver leave:
Members – learn more in the Member Resource Center.
The Member Benefits Checklist is an easy, one-page resource highlighting the benefits available to member organizations.
Reach out to Angela Whitehead Quigley if you have any questions or to review your benefits.
March 2, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
It’s time to examine how business development culture has impacted those from historically underrepresented backgrounds. These patterns directly impact compensation, wealth distribution, and equity. Participants will discuss specific roadblocks existing at the nexus of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and business development (BD) that impede the progress of women, people of color, and other historically underrepresented groups and understand avenues to consider moving towards a more equitable culture.
Learn more about the Signature Seminar Series.
Members – register for this Seminar in the Member Resource Center.
The 2022 Year in Review is now available!
Click HERE to download the 2022 Year in Review.
If you have any questions, please contact Jane Caldeira.
The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies and policies related to diversity and flexibility. Members can access full versions of all of the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.
During the pandemic, employees working from home were simultaneously having to manage personal and professional obligations as typical support structures ceased to exist. At that time, the expectation at many organizations was for employees to do their best in terms of how they presented themselves – for example, employees sometimes needed to have cameras off and mute themselves. While many organizations have adopted hybrid and virtual work environments permanently since the pandemic, the rules of engagement have changed or may not be clear. We encourage organizations to clarify norms and expectations, and we recommend that individuals also act with intentionality regarding executive presence…
Members: continue reading this Action Step in the Member Resource Center
To read this entire Action Step become a member of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance. To learn more contact Manar Morales.
2022 New Partner Report is an exclusive member benefit. We invite non-member organizations to learn more about the report here. (Alliance Members can view the entire report in the Member Resource Center.)
Featuring Dr. Tina Opie & Dr. Beth LivingstonFebruary 1, 2023 | 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Making progress toward a more equitable workplace is an important goal for many workplaces. In this Signature Seminar, Manar Morales will interview Drs. Tina Opie and Beth Livingston about their book, Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work, which presents a new approach to achieving gender and racial equity at work. Shared Sisterhood focuses on how to promote authentic connections between people who are different, using social science research and stories from the past and the present to inspire organizations to action.
Members – learn more in the Member Resource Center.