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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

THIS COLUMN APPEARED IN THE 2020 TOP 40 UNDER 40 SUPPLEMENT

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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