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Indeed, lawyers of color are less likely to work at law firms and more likely to pursue government careers than white attorneys, according to a study by the American Bar Association and the National Association for Law Placement Foundation for Law Career Research & Education. Unable to qualify, many Black and Hispanic lawyers leave for positions in corporate legal departments, in government or nonprofit organizations. The largest law firms require associates or incoming lateral partners to generate books of business in the range of $1.5 million to $2 million to qualify for equity partner, Abstone-Carabajal says. "The good old boys club very much exists at law firms." The recruiting is not difficult the issue is inclusion and retention, says Chicago legal recruiter and consultant Rodney Abstone-Carabajal. "There hasn't been enough effort to give Black lawyers enough business for them to have seats at the table," Dates says.Īfter the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, law firms formed or expanded diversity and inclusion committees and ramped up recruiting of non-white lawyers at the associate and partner level.īut the underlying roadblock for progress hasn't moved: Many Black and Hispanic attorneys hit a wall because they aren't able to amass the client base needed to ascend to capital partner or, better yet, a spot on the management committee.
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He even considers leaving the profession. But he's discouraged that more Black and Hispanic attorneys haven't risen to positions of power at large law firms in the wake of the 2020 racial reckoning.
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Barnes & Thornburg partner Lindsey Dates has a full schedule handling litigation and managing a team.