Data-Driven Strategies for Law Firm DEI Initiatives

After finding the right fit when hiring new associates, why would a law firm want to lose those new hires because they need to get essential learning experiences? Studies have shown that if associates don’t believe they get a good cross-section of exposure to critical skills, they’ll look elsewhere. For firms that want to invest in their associates’ development, this webinar will help them find ways to ensure everyone is getting worthwhile experience.

This course discusses how to use time entries to ensure that every associate at a given level is given the whole armor of experiences necessary to advance. It will also cover how to sustainably align a law firm with client mandates and a firm’s DEI initiative.

This course is designed for decision-makers in law firms, especially hiring partners, managing partners, and department heads; however, attorneys at any level may find it useful.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore why firms get diverse experiences in their new associates and why firms should find ways to be inclusive when assigning work
• Assess how to use data to advance DEI goals
• Evaluate what the Chief Diversity Officers say about how law firms are approaching DEI (and what the Supreme Court has and hasn’t, said in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023)
• Create a training program with staying power

Production Date: 12/5/2024 | Closed captioning (CC) available