While diversity metrics such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability are widely tracked among law firms and legal departments, the use of neurodiversity metrics as part of their DEI initiatives currently lags far behind. Although more organizations plan to measure this important category, a recent survey suggests that neurodiversity’s last-place status will remain the case for the foreseeable future.
According to Bloomberg Law’s 2021 Legal Operations Survey, 72% of respondents currently have metrics to track diversity or well-being. Of those 72%, only 17% reported that their organization is tracking neurodiversity—the range of variations in how the human brain ...