Will the Law Firm Diversity Push Falter as Protests Fade?

Big Law firms are under the spotlight over whether they will follow through on pledges to improve diversity and inclusion, months after the mass protests over racial justice and equity.

Firms last year offered support for Black Lives Matter and efforts to hire, retain and promote lawyers from diverse backgrounds, launching new initiatives to advance those goals. But some Black lawyers say those steps are only a start and that sustained public pressure is needed to keep that momentum going.

“I’m not extremely confident that the Big Law industry will actually work on a diversity pipeline expansion for altruistic reasons,” ...