Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals http://alfdp.com Fri, 18 May 2012 14:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ALFDP with the Corporate Counsel Women of Color Present a One-Day Conference For Law Firm Associates http://alfdp.com/2012/04/03/alfdp-with-the-corporate-counsel-women-of-color-present-a-one-day-conference-for-law-firm-associates/ http://alfdp.com/2012/04/03/alfdp-with-the-corporate-counsel-women-of-color-present-a-one-day-conference-for-law-firm-associates/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:02:22 +0000 asantos http://alfdp.com/?p=1412 The One-Day Conference for Law Firm Associates will take place on Wednesday, April 25 at the New York Hilton.   Panel presentations on a range of topics including leadership and career development will be given by Partners and Counsel from various firms and organizations.

 More information about the conference and the programming is available here.

]]> http://alfdp.com/2012/04/03/alfdp-with-the-corporate-counsel-women-of-color-present-a-one-day-conference-for-law-firm-associates/feed/ 0 NALP and ALFDP Present Diversity and Inclusion Summit http://alfdp.com/2012/03/13/nalp-and-alfdp-present-diversity-and-inclusion-summit/ http://alfdp.com/2012/03/13/nalp-and-alfdp-present-diversity-and-inclusion-summit/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:10:54 +0000 asantos http://alfdp.com/?p=1391 The 7th annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit will take place on June 7-8 in Atlanta. The Diversity Summit will begin at 6:00 pm on June 7 with a reception at Alston & Bird. June 8 will be a day of programming featuring a variety of sessions on topics such as global diversity, religious and cultural diversity, affirmative action, transgender issues, pipeline research, and more. Registration is open at http://www.cvent.com/d/8cq0gy

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Conference Topics Include:

  • The impact of the ADAAA on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
  • Inclusion of Lawyers with Disabilities: Federal, Corporate, and Law Firm Best Practices
  • Lawyers with Disabilities: Personal Success Strategies

For more information or to register, contact:

http://ambar.org/EmploymentConference

Michael J. Stratton
cdr@americanbar.org
(202) 662-1571
Fax (202) 442-3439

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]]> http://alfdp.com/2012/01/10/online-registration-for-charting-your-own-course-diversity-conference-now-available/feed/ 0 ALFDP WELCOMES ITS NEW OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS! http://alfdp.com/2011/10/04/alfdp-welcomes-its-new-officers-and-board-members-2/ http://alfdp.com/2011/10/04/alfdp-welcomes-its-new-officers-and-board-members-2/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:07:15 +0000 Don Smith http://alfdp.com/?p=1302 At the Fall 2011 Conference, the following ALFDP members were elected to the ALFDP board:

Maja D. Hazell – President
Peter Wilson, Jr. – Vice President
Christiani Franck – Treasurer
Kenneth Imo – Member at Large
Lisa A. Linsky – Member at Large

ALFDP would like to thank the following outgoing officer:

Michelle Wimes – Member at Large

The current ALFDP board is composed of the following members and officers:

Maja D. Hazell – Interim President
Sylvia F. James – Interim Treasurer and President Emeritus
Genhi Bailey – Secretary
Theresa Cropper – Historian
Keith Earley – Member at Large

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]]> http://alfdp.com/2011/09/27/fall-2011-alfdp-newsletter/feed/ 0 2011 ALFDP Fall Conference (September 27, 2011) http://alfdp.com/2011/08/23/2011-alfdp-fall-conference-september-27-2011/ http://alfdp.com/2011/08/23/2011-alfdp-fall-conference-september-27-2011/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:45:29 +0000 Don Smith http://alfdp.com/?p=1281 The 2011 ALFDP Fall Conference: Diversity & Inclusion 5G is scheduled for September 27, 2011 at the New York office of White & Case LLP, 1155 Avenue of the Americas. 

If you are planning to attend this year’s conference, please complete the pre-registration form by clicking on the following link:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZBWBQNM

Please contact Tanya Johnson (TanyaJohnson@perkinscoie.com) or Zakiyyah Salim-Williams (zswilliams@gibsondunn.com), your conference co-chairs, with any questions.

Conference Agenda:

8:30 am – 9:00 am – Conference Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am – Greetings and Welcome

9:15 am – 10:15 am – Panel: Creating Targeted Initiatives for Diverse Attorneys

10:15 am- 10:30 am – Break

10:30 am – 11:15 am – Breakout Session, two (2) concurrent workshops:

                                    (1) Measuring Results of Diversity Initiatives

                                    (2) Engaging Decision Makers and Practice Group Leaders

11:15 am – 11:30 am – Break

11:30 am – 12:15 pm – Breakout Session, three (3) concurrent workshops:

                                    (1) Fighting Diversity Fatigue (for diversity professionals 3+ years)

                                    (2) Preventing Diversity Fatigue (for newer diversity professionals)

                                    (3) Unconscious Bias

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm – Networking & Lunch

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm      Diversity Communications: Creating and Revamping Print, Digital and Social-Media to appeal to all Generations

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm – Break

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm – Annual Business & Closing from the President

]]> http://alfdp.com/2011/08/23/2011-alfdp-fall-conference-september-27-2011/feed/ 0 AmLaw 2011 Diversity Scorecard Published http://alfdp.com/2011/06/07/amlaw-2011-diversity-scorecard-published/ http://alfdp.com/2011/06/07/amlaw-2011-diversity-scorecard-published/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:40:08 +0000 Don Smith http://alfdp.com/?p=1264 To access the American Lawyer’s annual ranking of large U.S. law firms according to their percentage of minority associates and partners, please click on the following link: 2011 Diversity Scorecard

]]> http://alfdp.com/2011/06/07/amlaw-2011-diversity-scorecard-published/feed/ 0 California Bar wants ‘U.S. News’ to add diversity as factor in law school rankings http://alfdp.com/2011/02/18/california-bar-wants-us-news-to-add-diversity-as-factor-in-law-school-rankings/ http://alfdp.com/2011/02/18/california-bar-wants-us-news-to-add-diversity-as-factor-in-law-school-rankings/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:29:07 +0000 Don Smith http://alfdp.com/?p=1247 On February 17, 2010, the National Law Journal published an article discussing the California Bar’s request for ’U.S. News’ to add diversity as factor in law school rankings.  The State Bar of California’s Council on Access & Fairness is finalizing a proposal that calls on U.S. News to adjust its formula so that diversity accounts for 15% of the overall law school rankings.

To access the full article, please select the following link: CA Bar Wants US News Diversity Rankings

]]> http://alfdp.com/2011/02/18/california-bar-wants-us-news-to-add-diversity-as-factor-in-law-school-rankings/feed/ 0 A Whiter Shade of Pale: Study Finds NY Firms Less Diverse http://alfdp.com/2011/01/26/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-study-finds-ny-firms-less-diverse/ http://alfdp.com/2011/01/26/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-study-finds-ny-firms-less-diverse/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:33:03 +0000 Don Smith http://alfdp.com/?p=1245 On, January 26, 2011, the New York Lawyer published the article, “A Whiter Shade of Pale: Study Finds NY Firms Less Diverse” discussing the results of the New York City Bar’s 2010 Diversity Benchmarking Study. 

Among other things, the study reported that for the first time since March 2004, the percentage of minorities and women declined at the reports responding firms, dipping to 16.6 percent of total attorneys from 18.1 percent last year for minorities, and 35.3 percent for women, down from 36 percent.

To access the full article, please select the following link: A Whiter Shade of Pale: Study Finds NY Firms Less Diverse

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