How Legal Industry Effort for More Black and Women Leaders Fell Short
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 9, 2022
- Several law firms adopted the Mansfield rule in 2017, which aims to increase diversity in leadership.
- The rule requires 30% of candidates be women, lawyers of color, or from underrepresented groups.
- Critics question whether "a soft affirmative-action rule" can work.
The gridiron and the courtroom are very different fields of contest, but the National Football League and Big Law do have something in common: Both came up with a similar voluntary approach to open up more leadership positions to people of color and women, and they both . . .
