This is the second article in a series on women in trials by corporate counsel and members of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath's products liability and mass torts practice group. Part one discussed best practices for multi-law firm trial teams and is available here.

What does a lawyer look like? If you ask a group of prospective jurors that question you might hear references to business suits or briefcases, or you might hear lawyers described as serious or intimidating. But the legal industry is striving for a much different answer, and an answer that applies equally to people of varying genders, races, sexual orientation and backgrounds—indeed, the industry is striving to recruit, retain and promote lawyers that jurors will agree "look like me."