Focus (Forum & Focus)
Nov. 21, 2007
Minority Participation Must Begin Before Law School
Diversity Column - By Ann I. Park - The legal profession is the least-diverse employment field in the country. Remedying this trend will require mentoring minority children long before they reach the gates of law school.
By Ann I. Park
The legal profession is the least diverse profession in the nation. According to the California State Bar, more than 84 percent of California attorneys are white. At the same time, only 1.7 percent are African-American, 4 percent are Hispanic and 5.3 percent are Asian or Pacific Islander.
Less than 5 percent of partners in the leading Southern California law fi...
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