The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, or LCLD, recently honored more than 100 members with the 2021 Top Performers and Compass Awards. The Top Performer award recognizes organizations in the top 20% in participation in LCLD programs and activities, while ...

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Historically, leadership in the legal field has lacked diversity and inclusion across race and gender lines. The Legal Council on Leadership Diversity is looking to correct that. Entering its 10th year, the LCLD Fellows Program has sought to increase diversity ...

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Advocates of diversity in the bench and bar say they’re pleased with recent advances in Northern Virginia, but questions remain about whether the progress is sustainable. Observers also see work to be done in making other bar groups more representative. ...

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By Stephen M. Honig BridgeTower Media Newswires “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” — Stephen R. Covey “Diversity” in business means variance in gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability and experience. Few goals are more discussed, and yet so unachieved, ...

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VIRGINIA BEACH – Doris Cau­sey became the first Afri­can-Ameri­can to serve as pres­ident of the Virginia State Bar when she was sworn in June 16 at the VSB An­nual Meeting, which appropriately carried “History in the Mak­ing” as its theme. ...

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