General Counsel Discuss Importance of Equity, Holding Law Firms Accountable With Buying Power

"It's the equity and inclusion part that's most important. It's making sure that they're in positions and have the ability to really be a part of the organization," Jeffrey Harleston, general counsel of Universal Music Group in Santa Monica, California, said. "In a for-profit corporation that means having P&L [profit and loss] responsibilities and having reporting lines to that individual."

September 25, 2020 at 03:19 PM

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By Dan Clark

General counsel and chief legal officers can move the needle forward through economic incentives and by giving underrepresented employees greater responsibilities that will give them the skills to climb the corporate ladder, a group of legal leaders said during the California Minority Counsel Program's first virtual conference Thursday.

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