Top law firms are moving forward with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, even as some rivals make changes in response to federal pressure.
Stinson is hiring a chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, and Alston & Bird is looking for a diversity and inclusion manager, job advertisements the firms posted show. Baker McKenzie aims to bring on a senior manager for its DEI team, while Cadwalader—a firm that made a deal with Trump—is recruiting a diversity coordinator.
The ads show that firms are “not moving away from this commitment,” said Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association of Law ...