Len Maniace

March 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

To attract attorneys of various backgrounds, AAA began in 2009 offering a yearlong program to provide training that involves sessions on dispute resolution topics, mentoring and networking opportunities to women, minority attorneys and others often overlooked in the profession.

By Len Maniace

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March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

To attract attorneys of various backgrounds, AAA began in 2009 offering a yearlong program to provide training that involves sessions on dispute resolution topics, mentoring and networking opportunities to women, minority attorneys and others often overlooked in the profession.

By Len Maniace

3 minute read

March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Proskauer created two new programs in 2014: one for ethnic and racial minorities and LGBT attorneys, and another for women who were mid- and senior-level associates. The key ingredient in both cases was establishing strong relationships between younger lawyers and the firm's partners who could provide the insight so important to establishing legal careers.

By Len Maniace

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March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

When Gary Rome took the helm of the nonprofit Defense Association of New York in June 2014, this lack of women and minority defense litigators and firm partners was high on his priority list. "Are we just going to talk about diversity, or are we actually going to train diverse attorneys and teach them what it takes to obtain clients, what it takes to climb the ladder?" he said.

By Len Maniace

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March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Richards Kibbe & Orbe, which has made strides in diversifying its upper level, is also starting at the beginning, partnering with The Posse Foundation, which identifies promising public high school students who otherwise might be overlooked.

By Len Maniace

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March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The New York Law Journal did not have Stacey M. Gray in mind when it called on firms, in-house legal departments and other law organizations to share their diversity stories; Gray is a solo practitioner. However, because of her work and passion for equality, on top of a career as an employment lawyer, she is being recognized.

By Len Maniace

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March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Despite Ropes & Gray's expansion in New York in the last decade, its Boston roots may have posed an obstacle to diversity. But the firm has been trying to change perceptions, and has received high rankings and numerous awards for diversity with an approach that amounts to a full-court press on law students of diverse backgrounds.

By Len Maniace

4 minute read

March 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

When the current decade began, despite earlier efforts, Dechert was failing to attract, develop or retain a diverse staff. That picture has changed, with a particular increase in visibility of LGBT attorneys.

By Len Maniace

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October 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Much of Jerri Shick's pro bono career has been spent responding to disasters—those created by nature as well as by humans. She launched a program to assist Holocaust survivors applying for reparations; traveled to Haiti following an earthquake, and more recently helped New Yorkers recover from Hurricane Sandy.

By Len Maniace

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October 14, 2014 | New York Law Journal

As a partner in Willkie Farr & Gallagher's litigation department, Richard Mancino specializes in complex commercial and corporate cases. As chair of the firm's pro bono committee, however, he is known for getting New York's Congressional map redrawn, for helping keep religion out of the classroom and for assisting dozens of immigrants to obtain asylum.

By Len Maniace

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