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

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

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.

• 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 Millenium, 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.

2010

August

• MCCA 2010 Survey Shows More Female Fortune 500 GCs Than Ever
  Corporate Counsel
• Study finds most law firm diversity budgets holding up despite weak economy
  Diversity Executive Magazine
• Outgoing ABA President Carolyn Lamm discusses next steps to achieving a more diverse legal profession
  National Law Review and Vault Inc.
• Diversity a core value and a strategic investment
  National Law Review and Vault Inc.

July

• Diversity: Some Firms Fail to Retain Diverse Attorneys
  Chicago Lawyer magazine
• How to Make Law Firms' Compensation Systems More Fair
  The National Law Journal
• Private Law Firms Letting Down the Side on Diversity
  The Guardian
• Where Have All the Mentors Gone?
  The AmLaw Daily
• Sidley Launches New Diversity Mentor Program for Non-Sidley Lawyers
  The National Law Journal
• The Diversity and Inclusion Duet: How Diversity Needs Inclusion to be Diverse 
  NALP Bulletin

June

• Legal Management: The New Face of Law Firm Diversity
• The Harvard Business Review: Learn to Embrace the Tension of Diversity
• Women of Color are Entering – and Leaving – Law Firms in Record Numbers
• Law.com: Foster Diversity by Mentoring Incoming Law Students
• ALFDP: June Diversity & Inclusion Report 

May

• The Value Diverse Attorneys Add to Law Firms via the Legal Intelligencer
• Small Firm Values Diversity and Embraces Alternative Billing
• Human Resources: The Business Case for Diversity
• STUDY: Project for Attorney Retention –
  Women Lawyers Advance in New Partner Class  

April

• U.S. Leaders Rank Diversity Least Important Leadership Principle 
• White House Forum Sends Clear Message: Workplace Flexibility is not Just a Special Perk for Women
• ALA Capital Chapter: Capital Connections APRIL 2010 Diversity Issue  
• Law Practice Today: Are Today’s Law Firms Committed to Diversity?  
• Law Practice Today: Law Firm Diversity and Inclusion Programs:
  Lessons Learned Beyond the Executive Committee  
• Law Practice Today: Inclusion Strategies to Eliminate Bias in the Legal Profession  

March

• Minority Lawyers Losing Ground at Big Law Firms, New Report Shows 
• ABA Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Law offers mentor program to law students w/ disabilities
• Quin Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Becomes First Am Law 100 Firm to Have a Female Name Partner

February

• Legal Management: Making the Mix Work: Law Firm Diversity: Be Careful What You Ask For  

2009

December:

• NALP: Most Lawyers Working part-time Are Women (download full study)  
• Vault.com and MCCA launch 2010 Law Firm Diversity Database  

Archives

2009 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