ABA Responds to Legal Challenges to Law Firm Diversity Initiatives - Articles

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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Aug 25, 2023

The American Bar Association (ABA) released a statement today from President Mary Smith in response to "recent efforts of some elected officials and advocacy groups to attack diversity programs at law firms." Smith argues that, "Diversity, equity and inclusion programs help remove the barriers that block the recruitment and retention of legal talent from underrepresented groups" and that efforts to expand the legal field would be "significantly damaged by the loss of diversity and pipeline programs." Forbes has a breakdown of two lawsuits challenging corporate diversity programs at law firms in Dallas and Miami.