Sentences with phrase «racial minority lawyers»
What's going wrong between intention on the part of firms to be equitable and inclusive and the reality, which sees only six per cent of racial minority lawyers make partner?
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So most of their newly hired minority lawyers have relatively weak academic records that would have brought rejection had they been white -LSB-...] Many capable African - Americans experience frustration and failure because racial preferences thrust them into elite settings where they compete against whites with far better qualifications -LSB-...]
The principal mission of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.
The best evidence a firm is serious about reaching out to professionals of different racial backgrounds is by hiring more qualified law students and lawyers who identify as minorities; to show their commitment to the cause.