Article
For Law Firm Diversity, a Shift from the Extraordinary to the Expected
Article
For Law Firm Diversity, a Shift from the Extraordinary to the Expected
October 17, 2018
This article originally appeared in WeAretheCity. This article was also published in City A.M. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only.
Corporate law firms are commonly perceived as conservative, exclusive clubs that only hire more of the same to maintain the monoculture. However, thankfully times change and over the course of a generation the clubby institution of the large law firm is transforming to an extent that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago.