Search Services: Diversity Initiatives


	Major, Lindsey & Africa believes that a diverse workforce results in: Better quality work Better adaptability in changing environments Better working relationships within organizations and externally with customers Better ability to retain top quality talent For all these reasons, we are committed to providing our clients with as diverse a slate of candidates as possible. We understand and support our clients' efforts to recruit and retain legal talent of diverse backgrounds, so that their staff mirrors their community and clients. We also understand that building diversity is not a simple act of recruiting and hiring minorities and women. It takes a dedicated focus. To that end, we have developed new diversity search services under the leadership of Paul S. Williams. Recognized by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the nation's top African American lawyers, Paul is the former General Counsel of a Fortune 20 company and now is our Managing Director - Global Diversity Search. Paul leads our efforts in assisting law firms and corporate legal departments in enhancing their diversity. As both a former general counsel and a legal recruiter, Paul has unique insight into how legal organizations can make diversity-related progress. In addition, we are currently conducting our own proprietary research to better understand the needs of our diverse candidates, as well as the specific needs of our clients for a more diverse pool of candidates.

	MLA Authored Diversity Articles

	MLA Sponsorships

	Corporate Counsel Women of Color
	www.ccwomenofcolor.org
	CCWC is an association comprised of over 600 women attorneys of color who serve as in-house legal counsel to Fortune 1000 companies, non-profit organizations and other entities in the U.S. and abroad.

	MLA Presentations on Diversity

	Overcoming Diversity Barriers in In-House Legal Departments: What it Takes to Make Diversity More than Just a Slogan April 27, 2007 - Del Mar, CA Roland Dumas and Duane Bennett, Port Attorney, Unified Port District of San Diego discussed making diversity a reality in in-house legal departments.

	Doing Well with Diversity
	April 12, 2007 - New York City Roland Dumas and Scott M. Terrillion, VP & Group General Counsel - Branded & Multisource Businesses, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., discussed the management skills and business skills that foster diversity in the legal profession.

	Eli Lilly and Company's Outside Counsel Diversity Roundtable: Diversity - It's the Real World
	October 31 - November 1, 2006, Indianapolis
	Paul Williams was a featured speaker at this event. His talk: "Legal Diversity: At the Crossroads".

	2006 Diversity Legal Networking Conference
	October 5, 2006, Chicago
	John Noyes spoke on this panel addressing how and why white males can embrace diversity.

	MCCA 3rd Annual CLE Expo
	March 31 - April 2, 2004, Chicago
	Michelle Cash spoke on this panel addressing performance management - leading and managing a world-class legal department.