For over a decade, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) has been committed to fostering participation of a more diverse group of lawyers in the Greater Philadelphia region in order to make our legal profession stronger, more productive and better equipped to address the challenges of the 21st century. To effectuate its mission, the PDLG has created programming to enhance the recruitment and retention of lawyers of diverse backgrounds by law firms and corporate law departments in this region. These efforts, which include identifying, selecting, recruiting, training, developing and retaining diverse, talented lawyers, are accomplished by the PDLG’s consortium law firms and law departments, who also comprise the PDLG’s board of directors.

The PDLG started with 10 of the city’s largest and most prestigious law firms and two corporate legal departments. Initially, the plan was to establish a nonprofit corporation that would create a registry of diverse lawyers and law students seeking positions in Philadelphia and of volunteer mentors for diverse lawyers. In addition, the corporation was to serve as a resource center for educational programs and strategies for increasing diversity and inclusion as well as to promote Philadelphia as a great place for diverse lawyers to work. The PDLG has since grown to 35 member organizations, which include 23 law firms and 12 law departments. Although the registry was never developed, the PDLG has grown to become a vibrant organization. Our mission and size have expanded over the last decade, and we hope to continue growing the PDLG to serve our diverse legal community.

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