Events

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is facing more challenges and scrutiny every day. Experts, including Diversity Lab's Caren Ulrich Stacy, will discuss the challenges and the current legal and social landscape for DEI efforts within legal departments. Learn how DEI programs can evolve to address challenges, withstand scrutiny, and remain effective.

Join Diversity Lab's CEO and Founder Caren Ulrich Stacy as she serves as the keynote speaker for Reed's Smith's 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Virtual Summit.

Diversity Lab's Director of Legal Department & Law Firm Integration, Valerie Portillo, will attend this year's ChIPs Global Summit. ChIPs advances and connects women in tech and IP law and policy and accelerates innovation through diversity of thought and engagement. If you'll be in attendance, make sure to say hello to Valerie!

Join Diversity Lab's Director of Mansfield & Strategic Innovations, Alyssa Jarvis, at the 2024 PBA Diversity Summit by PBI. Alyssa will speak to the current challenges to DEI and how to overcome them.

Join ChIPs and Diversity Lab's Founder and CEO, Caren Ulrich Stacy, for the next iteration of their DEIB series, focused on advances in gender equity and inclusion for all in law firms. This session will explore data-proven measures to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion amongst all levels of firms, from associates to the C-suite.

Join Caren Ulrich Stacy, Diversity Lab's CEO, as she speaks on Leopard Solutions Diversity Associates’ Impact Webinar: Diversity in Law: Unraveling Diverse Attorneys’ Impact on the Industry. In collaboration with Above the Law, Leopard Solutions surveyed diverse attorneys to gain a better understanding of the current landscape. Caren will be joined by leaders from Leopard Solutions, Above the Law, Foley Hoag, and Reed Smith to discuss the findings from the survey.

The Association of Corporate Counsel is hosting The Global Women in Law & Leadership Symposium and Honors Dinner. The event brings together high-level professionals to explore issues confronting women in the workplace, particularly in the corporate legal profession. The symposium will include career strategies, leadership, and wellness programming. The honors program will have keynotes, networking, and a dinner honoring women leaders. Diversity Lab's Sajani Granquist will be in attendance, along with one of our OnRamp Fellowship alumna.

Join Diversity Lab's CEO Caren Ulrich Stacy for a wide-ranging conversation about American Lawyer's upcoming 2024 Diversity Scorecard Results. Along with other panelists, Caren will discuss: Where Big Law has made actual progress on DEI and where it falls short, the post-Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard landscape, the rekindled debate over free expression in the profession, and how DEI challenges are really professional development challenges.

The Hackathon officially kicks off in late March 2024 and culminates in a shark tank-style pitch competition on July 11, 2024 in NYC. Through a structured design sprint process, teams of 100+ law firm partners, in-house counsel, and DEI experts are ideating ways to defend and fortify DEI as well as iterate and elevate existing talent initiatives that cultivate inclusive and equitable workplaces. This video from a past Hackathon demonstrates the excitement and impact of Diversity Lab's Hackathons. (The Mansfield Rule, for instance, was born out of the 2016 Hackathon!)

CEO Caren Ulrich Stacy is leading a panel on the current state of DEI laws. She'll give insight into how law firms and legal departments are responding, and the tools and ideas that may help in continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive legal profession.

Caren Ulrich Stacy leads a panel conversation with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the organization's Women’s History Month Flagship Event. The conversation will explore barriers for women in law and science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and medicine, how to advocate for inclusion, and more.

Join the Legal Marketing Association for this essential conversation, delving into the pressing issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in today's dynamic landscape. Diversity Lab's Caren Ulrich Stacy and other panelists will explore critical topics such as allyship, anti-bias initiatives, and inclusive language, while providing practical insights for effective firm and personal communication that align with the values of clients and communities.

Diversity Lab CEO Caren Ulrich Stacy will be speaking at the ALAS Conference in a panel entitled "How to Stay Calm and Carry On with DEI." She'll be discussing how law firms can create inclusive cultures in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision on Students for Fair Admission.

Valerie Portillio, Director of Legal Department and Firm Integration at Diversity Lab, joins Skadden labor and employment attorneys for a discussion on implicit bias, best practices in diversity, equity and inclusion, and the current DEI landscape on the heels of the Supreme Court’s SFFA decision.

Catch Diversity Lab's Hannah Dillman Murnane, Valerie Portillo, Aurelia Spivey, and Amber Carter in this engaging workshop designed to help legal departments take action on DEI data to drive more inclusive teams. This practical session will provide tangible tools that legal ops experts can implement to support, create, or expand their organization's outside counsel DEI efforts.

The lockstep progression from law school to law firms and legal departments means that many employers are missing out on nontraditional candidates — for example, those who took a career break to raise a family or took different paths through college and law school. And the traditional, “pedigree”-based process means that employers do not always know how to source or evaluate nontraditional candidates. Learn from Diversity Lab's own Amber Carter at the NALP Annual Education Conference on some new ways of accessing and assessing these pools of talented lawyers to diversify your pipeline across many dimensions of diversity!

Diversity Lab CEO Caren Ulrich Stacy joins a team of experienced thought leaders in the legal recruiting and DEI space to share her expertise on trends in diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and well-being in the legal industry. These panelists will share practical tips for sourcing, presenting, and recruiting top talent, and leaning into courageous conversations and inspired actions during these challenging times.

In June, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leading many law firms to evaluate their workplace DEI efforts. Join representatives from ChIPs Honor Roll Law firms and Diversity Lab’s own Caren Ulrich Stacy as they share their reactions to the current anti-DEI rhetoric and lawsuits, how each firm’s interactions with clients and legal departments around DEI have changed, and where they are focusing their DEI priorities for 2024.

DEI efforts are crucial to creating a safe and engaging work environment. Building upon their successes in other areas, law firms and law schools are now asking how they can better support neurodivergent lawyers and law students. In this interactive session at the 2023 Professional Development Institute conference, panelists, including Diversity Lab's Courtney Munnings, will explore the tools and approaches law firms can incorporate into their DEI playbooks to recruit, integrate, and engage neurodivergent talent. Drawing upon their personal insights and experiences in creating a welcoming workplace for neurodivergent colleagues, and lessons learned from supporting other diverse colleagues, panelists will offer actionable tips on how to implement these practices in your organization. Courtney will be appearing virtually and Alyssa Jarvis, Director of Mansfield & Strategic Innovations, will be at the event.

The Fierce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Forum is back again this year. Join Diversity Lab's Valerie Portillo, Director of Legal Department & Law Firm Integration, for a fireside chat with Michelle Benz about the benefits of implementing a system-wide equity strategy for companies in the life sciences space.

Social responsibility is no longer optional, understanding the 'S' in ESG is crucial for the legal workforce. This session, moderated by Diversity Lab's Leila Hock, will discuss the social component of ESG, exploring its far-reaching implications for workforce management, diversity, inclusion, and employee engagement within law firms.

The anti-DEI rhetoric and lawsuits following the June 2023 SCOTUS ruling to curb affirmative action are having a chilling effect in corporations, academia, and beyond. Caren Ulrich Stacy will join Laura Maechtlen — a nationally recognized labor and employment lawyer — and offer practical guidance for leveling the playing field to ensure qualified talent has fair and equal access to opportunities. They will address the question everyone is asking: Are the goals, scholarships, employee resource groups, talent pools for consideration, sponsorship programs, and other efforts focused on creating more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforces actually legal?

The Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions dealt a serious blow to our country’s efforts to close the racial educational gap. The ripple effects from this decision will inevitably be felt beyond college campuses and is already spurring questions in the workplace. How does the Students for Fair Admissions decision affect diversity, equity, and inclusion programs? How should employers continue to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in this legal landscape? Join Diversity Lab CEO Caren Urich for this panel sponsored by the American Constitution Society.

Hosted by the Women's General Counsel Network & LegalOps.com, Diversity Lab's Caren Ulrich Stacy will speak about DEI in a post-SCOTUS world.