Bloomberg Law
April 14, 2017, 4:44 PM UTC

Are Big Law Associates Less Concerned With Diversity Than Their Partners?

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Young Big Law attorneys say they value diversity and inclusion less than partners, according to survey of Above The Law readers released this week. But is that really the case?

In the survey , conducted on the ATL website by legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa, 39 percent of associates strongly agreed that diversity should be a priority for law firms, compared to 57 percent of partners. The firm polled more than 1,200 lawyers from 132 different law firms in the U.S., 77.45 percent of which were associates with one to five years of experience. The survey answers weren’t broken down ...

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