Title Raising the bar : diversifying big law / Debo P. Adegbile, Lisa Davis, Damaris Hernandez, and Ted Wells ; edited with an introduction by Anthony C. Thompson ; published in conjunction with the New York University School of Law Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law

Published New York : New Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Contents Intro; Blank Page; Introduction; Race, Inequality, and the Legal Profession A Public Conversation on Private Practice; Advice from the Experts A Roundtable Discussion with Diversity Professionals; The Playbook What Law Firms and Law Schools Need toConsider When Thinking About Diversity in the Legal Profession; Acknowledgments Summary A first-of-its-kind book of honest reflections, straight talk, and essential advice about life at big law firms for people of color What do young people of color aspiring to careers in the law need to know about life at big law firms' What do law schools need to do to prepare them' What do the firms themselves need to do to attract, retain, and promote them' In Raising the Bar, four partners of color from leading law firms engage in a no-holds-barred conversation about what it takes to make it in big law using their own journeys to the top to discuss how law firms can do a better job of attracting and holding on to a more diverse set of young attorneys. They also offer advice to the attorneys themselves on how to succeed in a culture that has long excluded them, including finding mentors among those who don't look like you, building a portable toolkit of skills, establishing key connections outside the firm, and staying "true to you," even as young associates of color navigate the foreign terrain of insular firm culture. The book also includes a section of concrete advice from diversity coordinators at several top law firms Notes Print version record Subject Law firms -- United States -- Personnel management Minority lawyers -- Selection and appointment -- United States Minority lawyers -- Recruiting -- United States Diversity in the workplace -- United States Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- United States Practice of law -- Social aspects -- United States LAW -- General Practice. Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation Diversity in the workplace Law firms -- Personnel management Practice of law -- Social aspects United States Form Electronic book Author Adegbile, Debo, author New York University. Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law. ISBN 9781620974971 1620974975

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