For ideas to make yours an inclusive work environment see these articles and other resources.

Monthly Diversity Tip Sheets Must-Read Reports News Legal Management Year-in-Ideas: Diversity Web Resources Books Webinar Archives

Diversity Tip Sheets **NEW**

Monthly spotlights of significant diversity highlights and tips for how you can celebrate them in your workplace.

• January - Celebrating MLK Day by Laura Hlavacek, SPHR, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
• February - Remembering Black History by John Jakovenko, CLM, Morris Manning & Martin, LLP
• March - Why Celebrate Women's History Month, by Ruth Fry, Saul Ewing LLP

Must-Read Reports

Substantive reporting and analysis of industry trends, best practices, and recommendations to help you advance diversity and inclusion in your law office.

• The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession 2011 Review
  The Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession  – 2011 
• The Business Case for Diversity: Reality or Wishful Thinking
  ALA and The Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession  – 2011 
• Diversity in the Legal Profession: Next Steps
  ABA Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity – 2010 
• Examining the Role of the Law Firm Diversity Professional
  MCCA, The Minority Corporate Counsel Association - 2010
• New Millennium, Same Glass Ceiling?
  MCCA and The Project for Attorney Retention – 2010

News

Monthly snapshots of “what’s new” in diversity and inclusion within the legal industry and broader corporate environment.

2011

December

• Fall Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals Newsletter
  Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals
• 10 Ways To Beat The Mommy Track
  Diversity Executive
• Religion at the Office
  Diversity Executive
• The thing about the Golden Rule is…
  The Value of Difference Blog, Joe Gerstandt

November

• Have Women's Law School Numbers Peaked?
  ABA Journal (via NAWL)
• Debunking the Myths on Why Women Struggle to Get Ahead
  Diversity Executive Magazine
• 2010-11 Law Review Diversity Report
  The New York Law School Law Review
• It's the Little Things that Count
  Lori L. Lorenzo, University of Miami School of Law

October

• Five tips for planning the perfect year-end party
  Association of Legal Administrators
• CLI Launches National Campaign for the Legal Profession: Step Up For Diversity
  Center for Legal Inclusiveness
• Practical Steps for Engaging White Men in Diversity and Inclusiveness Efforts
  NALP
• Microsoft's Brad Smith Meets with 50 Law Students as Part of Diversity Initiative
  The National Law Journal
• 2011 Diversity Survey: Total Number of Women and Minority Lawyers in Illinois
  Chicago Lawyer Magazine

August

• Center for Legal Inclusiveness
  Association Focus
• Examining the Relationship between Merit and Diversity in Large Law Firms
  DRI
• How Diversity Needs Inclusion to be Diverse
  NALP Bulletin

July

• Diversity Provides a Kaleidoscope of Perspectives
  American Bar Association 
• In-House: Growing Diversity Exists in Corporate Law Departments
  Chicago Lawyer Magazine 
• Legal Sisterhood' Marks 30 Years of Support for Black Women Lawyers
  Law.com
• Microsoft's Brad Smith Meets with 50 Law Students as Part of Diversity Initiative
  The National Law Journal
• 2011 Diversity Survey: Total Number of Women and Minority Lawyers in Illinois
  Chicago Lawyer Magazine

June

• Black Women Attorneys Spurn Private Law Firms for Corporate Jobs
  Blackvoicenews.com
• Harvard Law Expert Presents to Diversity Awareness Partnership
  The St. Louis American
• Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a Divisive Supreme Court Decision Unite
  The Washington Post
• Boosting Diversity in U.S. Law Schools
  The Wall Street Journal
• Appeals Court Lets Race-based Admissions at UT Stand
  Statesman.com
• College Board Finds Minority Men Continue to Lag Academically
  The New York Times
• Race Remixed
  The New York Times
  An article series that explores the growing number of mixed-race Americans and mixed-race unions.

Archives

2009-10 Legal Management Year-in-Ideas: Diversity 

2007-08 Legal Management Year-in-Ideas: Diversity  

Web Resources

Selected links to outside organizations that can help you to build a more inclusive workplace.

American Association for Affirmative Action
http://www.affirmativeaction.org

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://www.aarp.org

American Institute for Managing Diversity
http://www.aimd.org

Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP)
http://alfdp.com

Beyond Diversity: Inclusiveness in the Legal Workplace 2010
http://www.legalinclusiveness.org/

Catalyst
http://www.catalyst.org

Council on Foundations: Diversity and Inclusive Practices
http://www.cof.org/programsandservices/diversity/index.cfm

Department of Justice ADA Home Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Disability.gov
http://www.disability.gov/

Diversity Hotwire: Resources for Cultural Diversity at Work
http://www.diversityhotwire.com/ 

Diversity Inc.: Diversity News and Information
http://www.diversityinc.com/

Diversity World: Training, Publishing, Consulting
http://www.diversityworld.com/

Diversity Training Group: Consulting
http://www.diversitydtg.com/

Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession
http://theiilp.com

Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
www.mcca.com

NALP: The Association for Legal Career Professionals
http://www.nalp.org/diversity

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
http://www.naacp.org

National Multicultural Institute
http://www.nmci.org

Project for Attorney Retention
http://www.pardc.org

Books

Available from the ALA Bookstore

Webinar archives

Managing the "Crowd" - Four Generations in the Law Firm

Diversity: Where Do We Go From Here?

Diversity Training: Does it Work?

Bias-Free Leadership: Making diversity work for your organization's competitive advantage