Focus (Forum & Focus)
Nov. 6, 2007
Repairing the Pipeline: What's Causing the Shortage of Black Male Lawyers?
Forum Column - By Olivier F. Theard and Erica C. Smith - Studies show that black men are woefully underrepresented in the legal profession, even in comparison to their female counterparts. What can law firms do to close the gap?
By Olivier F. Theard
and Erica C. Smith
For any person interested in diversity at major law firms in the United States, one question seems almost unanswerable: Where are all the black male attorneys? As black associates in a major law firm, we are struck by the absence of similarly situated black male associates, especially in New York and Southern California, where the biggest law firms and clients do the bu...
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