http://alfdp.com Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:13:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Online registration for the industry leading diversity conference Charting Your Own Course is now available.  Please click here to access the site and obtain more information about the conference scheduled in Philadelphia on March 9 - 12, 2012. http://alfdp.com/2012/01/10/online-registration-for-charting-your-own-course-diversity-conference-now-available/ 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 ... http://alfdp.com/2011/10/04/alfdp-welcomes-its-new-officers-and-board-members-2/ ALFDP has recently published its Fall 2011 Newsletter!  Click here to view the full report.   http://alfdp.com/2011/09/27/fall-2011-alfdp-newsletter/ 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 ... http://alfdp.com/2011/08/23/2011-alfdp-fall-conference-september-27-2011/ 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/ 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 ... http://alfdp.com/2011/02/18/california-bar-wants-us-news-to-add-diversity-as-factor-in-law-school-rankings/ 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 ... http://alfdp.com/2011/01/26/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-study-finds-ny-firms-less-diverse/ At the Fall 2010 Conference, the following ALFDP members were elected to the ALFDP board: George Braxton - President Sylvia James - President Emeritus Genhi Bailey - Secretary Keith Earley - Member at Large ALFDP would like to thank the following outgoing officers: Sylvia James - President Anna Brown - President Emeritus Kisha Nunez- Secretary The current ALFDP board ... http://alfdp.com/2010/11/24/alfdp-welcomes-its-new-officers-and-board-members/ On November, 16, 2010, the National Law Journal reported that the percentage of women partners and associates working at NLJ 250 law firms this year fell to its lowest point since 2006. Women associates and partners accounted for 29.2 percent of all attorneys at NLJ 250 firms. Five years ago, women ... http://alfdp.com/2010/11/17/number-of-women-lawyers-hits-5-year-low-at-nlj-250-firms/ On November 4, 2010, the National Law Journal reported on the The National Association for Law Placement's (NALP) latest diversity statistics, concluding that the percentage of both minority attorneys and women attorneys declined slightly at firms during 2010.  NALP's findings mirror similar conclusions released in recent months by the Minority Corporate Counsel ... http://alfdp.com/2010/11/17/recession-blamed-for-historic-decline-in-law-firm-diversity/