Sentences with phrase «hire black lawyers»

«There are firms that believe if they hire black lawyers they will lose their clients,» one participant said.

Some Black lawyers feel suicidal because of repeatedly running into racial barriers (not academic performance) trying to enter large firms; there are firms that believe if they hire Black lawyers they will lose their clients

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Rather than care for suffering workers, the coal industry has hired lawyers and doctors to deny Black Lung disease, rather than protecting its workforce and paying for the treatment they need.

In granting Gideon a new trial and a lawyer, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote, «Any person hauled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, can not be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him.

I viewed the recognition of the lawyers named in the article as a victory for the black legal community, but also as a reminder that if hiring practices continued to progress as they had, my odds of one day acquiring a coveted position in a partnership were not the most promising.

At the same time, lawyers who also find themselves to be black have a responsibility to obtain the experience they need to become lawyers, especially if they have to become sole practitioners because law firms won't hire them.