These Law Firms Still Have Zero Black Partners, Diversity Scorecard Finds
One New Jersey law firm said it is "very much aware of our need to become a more diverse firm and for several months have undertaken a series of initiatives to help make that possible."
May 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
Even after George Floyd's murder last year sparked a wave of activism and soul-searching throughout the United States, 16 of the nation's largest law firms, nine of which are in the Am Law 200, do not have even one Black partner in their partnerships.
Despite having zero Black partners, many of these firms rank relatively high on The American Lawyer's 2021 Diversity Scorecard, underscoring the uneven effect of efforts across the industry to bring in more attorneys of color.
Black attorneys have long been the least represented minority group in the Diversity Scorecard, a trend the continued through 2020 where the amount of Black partners grew just 0.1%, from 2.1% to 2.2%.
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