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The Office for Diversity
was created in 2004 to work with New York City legal employers to foster more diverse and inclusive work environments.

Contact:
  Elizabeth Dorfman
Assistant, Office for Diversity
edorfman@nycbar.org
Phone: 212-382-6701
Fax: 212-768-8116


2009 Diversity Benchmarking Report (
Report ) ( Press Release )

Fact Sheet ( PDF format )

2010 NYC Bar Diversity Champion Award Criteria and Nomination Form ( PDF format )

Statement of Diversity Principles

In December 2003, the Association announced the adoption of the Statement of Diversity Principles. The Statement, written by the Committee to Enhance Diversity in the Profession is the most recent effort by the Association to voice its commitment to foster a more diverse and inclusive profession. To date, we have 130 signatories to our Statement of Diversity Principles – 110 law firms and 20 corporations

Diversity Champion Award

This year we salute four award winners recognizing the critical role individuals have played in initiating and sustaining in change their organizations and the New York legal community.

Diversity Benchmarking Reports

The Office for Diversity annually tracks the progress of Signatory law firms and law departments on key diversity representation metrics.


Working Group Sessions

Signatories are invited to attend regular sessions designed to provide concrete tools to build an effective diversity effort. To date, we have held 13 sessions.



 
2007-2008 Contributors to the Office for Diversity

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Credit Suisse First Boston
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Deloitte Services LLP
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Viacom Inc.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
UBS


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