Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession 

    The mission of the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession (The Commission) is to serve as a catalyst promoting diversity and inclusion within the legal profession and the ABA by facilitating the entry, participation and retention of diverse lawyers. The Commission achieves this by furthering the development of substantive programs and services in which diverse lawyers, law firms and law students will actively participate.

    2020 ABA Spirit of Excellence Awards Nominations Now Open

    Nominate a peer who has striven through adversity and achieved excellence as a law professional of color for the 2020 Spirit of Excellence Awards.

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    ABA Model Diversity Survey

    The ABA House of Delegates passed Resolution 113 that urges all providers of legal services, particularly law firms, to expand and create opportunities at all levels of responsibility for diverse attorneys.

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    Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy (Date June 23, 2019)

    The CBLA marks the first substantive program resulting from a collaboration of the six sponsoring bar associations and lays the foundation for further collaborative efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

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    The Innovator

    A newsletter of the ABA’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.

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    Latest Issue: Winter 2018 Vol 4, No 1

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