The Mansfield Client Forums bring together newly promoted partners from Mansfield Certified law firms and in-house counsel teams for a day of robust learning and relationship-building. The Forums provide a unique opportunity for legal department leaders and law firm partners to meet, share insights, develop connections, and foster new business relationships — all while advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.
partners and legal department leaders attended the Client Forums in 2023.
legal departments to date have contributed to or hosted Client Forums.
in new or expanded work has flowed to lawyers and others as a result of the Forums.
The forums create an opportunity for newly promoted partners at Mansfield Certified firms to connect with and learn from influential legal departments at Fortune 1000 companies.
During a day of learning and structured networking, legal department leaders from companies like US Bank, McDonald’s, and Netflix share the inside scoop on their current priorities, legal needs, and why they value inclusion. Newly promoted partners from Mansfield Certified firms learn valuable insights they can share with their law firm teams, and have the opportunity to meet and learn directly from legal department leaders during small group networking sessions.
Past law firm attendees have acquired helpful insights, new business, and new relationships as a result of connections that began at the Client Forums. Legal Departments have also connected to talented counsel, as well as with their peers who value inclusion in the legal field.
Here’s what past participants have said:
In 2024, 600+ partners and in-house counsel attended the Client Forums. To date, 100+ legal departments have contributed to or hosted Client Forums, including:
3M
Accenture
American Express
Amtrak
Bloomberg
BNP Paribas
Bridgestone Americas
CDW
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
Corning
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
DaVita
Gap Inc.
Google
HP Inc.
KPMG
McDonald’s Corporation
Netflix
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pfizer
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
SurveyMonkey
Target Corporation
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
U.S. Bank
US Foods
Verizon
Walgreen Co
If you wish to attend, contribute to, host or learn more about the Client Forums, please reach out.