Law Practice
Aug. 12, 2020
Preserving and persevering in the pipeline
Tips for success for diverse associates in large law firms
Lisa M. Gilford
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
litigation
Phone: (213) 896-6000
Email: lisa.gilford@skadden.com
USC Law School
Simone Jones
Associate, Sidley Austin
Kelechi Adibe
Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Pipeline programs have accomplished little over the last few decades toward the goal of increasing and sustaining diversity within large law firms. While first-year associate classes across the country momentarily boast encouraging levels of diversity, those levels are quickly depleted by high attrition rates among diverse associates. A lack of informal mentoring, true sponsorship, and practice developm...
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