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Perspective

Mar. 18, 2010

The Key to True Diversity

Lawrence Hinkle II, President of the John M. Langston Bar Association, says our youth is the key to resolving the legal profession's lack of diversity.

By Lawrence Hinkle II

The word diversity has become commonplace in our legal profession. Many lawyers and law firms have embraced the concept of diversity and its importance to our profession and hopefully that sentiment will continue to grow so that one day it will truly become part of our profession's culture. In fact, some law firms, including my own, have institutionalized their diversity efforts by establishing committees whose sole purpose is to increase and maintai...

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