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

Articles

2010

February

• ABA Report: Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Next Steps  

2009

December:

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

November:

• Legal Management: Bringing Equal Benefits to All  
• Legal Management: Want An Extraordinary Law Firm? Listen to a Kindergartner  
• MCCA Survey Results: Law Firm Diversity Professionals Survey  
• MCCA Report: Examining Law Firm Diversity Professionals  

October:

• New NALP Study: Law Firm Diversity Demographics Show Little Change, Despite Economic Downturn 

September:

• Law Firms Score Big in Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index 

August:

• The Self Improvement Vortex – Does diversity of gender and color matter less than diversity of ambitions & orientations?
• NEW BOOK PREVIEW! – Andrés Tapia, Hewitt Associates The Inclusion Paradox: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity 

July:

• 10Minutes on Managing Diversity (how cultural dexterity is key to building a sustainable competitive advantage)
• Who "Salutes" Your Leadership Skills? Diversity lessons learned from Sergeant Major Greg Jenkins US Army

June:

• The Difference a Downturn Can Make (and steps savvy managers can take to retain top young talent) 
• What Every Organization Must Know About Equal Employment Trends

May:

• Diversity, leadership training suffers in downturn

Archives

2009 Legal Management Year-in-Ideas: Diversity 

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

Web Resources

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

Catalyst

http://www.catalyst.org

Department of Justice ADA Home Page

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

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/

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