The Black General Counsel Project: Sealed Air’s Angel Willis

Angel Willis, the vice president and general counsel of packaging company Sealed Air Corp., said though the legal profession still has a long way to go in becoming more diverse, there has been forward momentum.

“It can be more diverse and inclusive, so long as more diverse individuals, such as me, apply to and graduate from law school, remain committed (even during tough and uncertain times), navigate career paths, and pay it forward,” Willis said in a recent Bloomberg Law survey.

Black general counsel now make up over 5% of all general counsel in the Fortune 1000, a ...