It is an interesting time for law firms committed to diversity and inclusion. While they continue to seek ways to promote diversity and inclusion, and to recruit, retain, and promote lawyers who are diverse to partnership, the economic downturn forced many to suffer layoffs and scaled-back diversity and inclusion efforts. In such an environment, it has become crucial for law firms to consider internal infrastructure and communication policies, protocols and systems that may influence the effectiveness of their ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts.
Please join
The Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession and
The Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program
along with
The Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms
The Harvard Law School Association
The Harvard Law Society of Illinois
to hear an overview of their research findings and to join in an open discussion on maintaining diversity within the law firm environment.
The Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program (“HNMCP”) provides law students at Harvard Law School with practical, real-world experience in the fields of negotiation, dispute resolution and conflict management. HNMCP and the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (“IILP”) have partnered this year to conduct a dynamic research project on law firm diversity, focusing on concrete diversity and inclusion communication strategies that work in today’s competitive law firm environment. The HNMCP Team will be presenting its findings and holding an open discussion on law firm diversity on Wednesday, December 8th from 5:30 to 7pm at Kaye Scholer (3 First National Plaza, 70 West Madison Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60602).
For building security purposes, please RSVP: Register@TheIILP.com by noon on Tuesday, December 7.
