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Diversity Lab and our partners remain committed to advancing inclusivity across the legal industry to create a fair and equitable work environment for all. Knowledge Sharing is a resource hub that provides extensive information on our pilots and innovations as well as crucial matters of workplace equality and pertinent obstacles and challenges. We will routinely update this page and its subsequent pages. If you want to recommend content, please email us.
Following five months of working together in structured teams, 100+ legal department leaders, law firm partners, and DEI experts pitched their innovative solutions at Diversity Lab’s 2024 “Movements to Movements Hackathon” to a dozen influential judges and 200+ spectators.
More than 90 leading law firms in the US, UK, and Canada announced they are partnering with Diversity Lab to continue building a culture of inclusion for people with disabilities by implementing one or more of the actions listed on the recently launched Disability Inclusion Commitments.
Undeterred by the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling and a raft of lawsuits targeting diversity initiatives at major corporations, leaders from 61 legal departments announced that their diversity commitments were strong enough to earn Mansfield Rule 2.0 certification this year.
Disability Inclusion: Articles
Employing and including people with disabilities can provide companies with a competitive advantage.
Disability Inclusion: Articles
An essential read from David Cross, Partner at MoFo and a member of the Diversity Lab Disability Advisory Council. David shares his experience as a lawyer with a disability, the negative stigmas still surrounding people with disabilities, and how law firms can break down barriers for people with disabilities.
Disability Inclusion: Articles
This article defines and explains the different types of neurodiversity, and why it makes sense for organizations to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace.
Disability Inclusion: Video
The first of our four-part series about how organizations can support individuals with disabilities, this Knowledge Sharing webinar focuses on language, definitions, and self-identification.
Disability Inclusion: Video
The first of our four-part series about how organizations can support individuals with disabilities, this Knowledge Sharing webinar focuses on language, definitions, and self-identification.
Disability Inclusion: Video
The first of our four-part series about how organizations can support individuals with disabilities, this Knowledge Sharing webinar focuses on language, definitions, and self-identification.
Disability Inclusion: Articles
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Disability Inclusion: Video
Panelists: Laura Greenspan, Director, US Litigation & Investigations and Legal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Astellas Pharma US, Raegan Henderson, Director of Culture, Inclusion, and Diversity at Dorsey & Whitney, Emmi Mäkiharju, Senior Inclusion and Diversity Manager at BCLP (UK)
Disability Inclusion: Video
Panelists: Laura Greenspan, Director, US Litigation & Investigations and Legal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Astellas Pharma US, Raegan Henderson, Director of Culture, Inclusion, and Diversity at Dorsey & Whitney, Emmi Mäkiharju, Senior Inclusion and Diversity Manager at BCLP (UK)
Disability Inclusion: Video
Panelists: Laura Greenspan, Director, US Litigation & Investigations and Legal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Astellas Pharma US, Raegan Henderson, Director of Culture, Inclusion, and Diversity at Dorsey & Whitney, Emmi Mäkiharju, Senior Inclusion and Diversity Manager at BCLP (UK)
If you are a law firm or legal department looking to diversify your workplace, reach out and let's start a conversation.