In the May issue of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) the focus was on “Making Better Decisions; How to outsmart your biases and broaden your thinking”. While this issue refers to more than just our biases based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability, the concepts of bias it addresses are very important to the legal profession. …keep reading
We are pleased to highlight one of our new law firm members, Blackwell Burke, P.A. As described by the firm itself, “We don’t simply strive for diversity. We embody it.” A highly respected litigation firm, Blackwell Burke joined TCDIP in 2014 with a team of 13 attorneys. Formed in 2006 by Chairman and CEO Jerry…keep reading
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice was established by a group of unlikely Diversity Champions in May of 2005. Over 10 years ago the key leaders at our large firms and corporate law departments decided to pursue a collective effort to attract/recruit/advance and retain lawyers of color in and to the Twin Cities. These leaders got…keep reading
In a Good2BSocial Blog Post by Joe Lamport called “Why Big Law Partners Don’t Play Nice in the Sandbox” which references a study that was just released by Heidi Gardner, a distinguished fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center for the Profession, Joe discusses some of the key reasons why the study and real life in…keep reading
One of the Founders of Diversity in Practice gave me some very wise advice. He pointed out to me that Diversity Champions come in all shapes and sizes and often from people you least expect! Over my eight years as Executive Director I have found this to be the best advice or observation I have…keep reading