Much has changed since I began practicing law in 1992. Back then, as a minority at an Ivy League school, clerking for a judge or working for a large law firm, I was often given the impression — explicitly or otherwise — that I was lucky to be there or that everyone was doing me a favor by allowing me to be a part of the team.

There have been some significant changes in the decades since then, and both corporate America and Big Law are increasingly coming to realize that diversity is an essential asset. In fact, beyond the moral and social reasons to support diversity, studies now prove that diverse and inclusive businesses are more innovative and more profitable.

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