Seyfarth Partners With In-House Organizations to Bolster Diversity & Inclusion During Pandemic
"This is meant to be a collaboration across industries," Laura Maechtlen, co-chair of Seyfarth Shaw's National Diversity & Inclusion Action Team in San Francisco, said. "We want to have a strong focus on law students who can benefit tremendously from hearing from in-house counsel."
May 06, 2020 at 04:36 PM
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Recognizing that the new coronavirus has created roadblocks for diversity and inclusion efforts, Seyfarth Shaw has partnered with a number of in-house organizations and affinity bar associations to create The Belonging Project to bolster the careers of diverse attorneys.
"This is the time that we need to focus very specifically on diversity and inclusion so we don't lose ground while people are sheltering in place," Laura Maechtlen, co-chair of Seyfarth Shaw's National Diversity and Inclusion Action Team in San Francisco, said.
Kori Carew, chief inclusion and diversity officer at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago, said in an interview Wednesday that many diversity and inclusion efforts involve physically meeting clients and traveling to different events to network. She said The Belonging Project is meant to be a resource for diverse attorneys and law students who want continuing legal education programs and mentoring. The Belonging Project will host webinars to diverse attorneys on networking, emotional intelligence and mock interviews.
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