Firms are hiring fast as they compete for attorneys of color in a hot market for lateral associates.Brian Li-A-Ping was clerking for a federal judge in Washington state two years ago when a managing partner at Perkins Coie showed up at the courthouse to speak to young attorneys of color.
But some young attorneys of color say they're seeing signs of change and experiencing the kinds of serendipitous conversations that have long opened doors for their straight white male peers. Big law firms are trying to engineer these natural networking connections as they incorporate diversity principles into their recruiting processes.
Some law firms are enticing top candidates of color to join their associate ranks by laying out what their path to partnership might look like and offering other direct mentoring opportunities. Many top firms are shelling out Ropes, which is led by Julie Jones, its first woman chair, also stood out to Egeonuigwe for its track record of investing in mentorship programs and elevating women to leadership roles. The firm says that more than 30% of its practice groups are led by women and that women comprise roughly 32% of its equity-partnership ranks.
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