Please nominate an exceptional lawyer for the 2026 Spirit of Excellence that truly embraces diversity in the Profession. We look forward to seeing you at Midyear for this signature event.
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.
This award will honor one ABA Section, Division, or Forum that has demonstrated through their actions the level of commitment and impact that was made in one or both of the previous two bar years on diversity and inclusion.
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.
The strategic plan adopted by the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.
A newsletter of the ABA’s Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. We use this publication to keep in touch with you regarding our activities and developments to promote diversity and inclusion in the profession and to highlight the diversity and inclusion efforts of the ABA’s various Sections, Divisions and Forums.
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Diversity in Action: A Manual for Diversity Professionals in Law
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Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing
Created in 1986 and the oldest racial and ethnic diversity entity within the ABA, the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession through its work and programs, is a catalyst for creating leadership and economic opportunities for racial and ethnically diverse lawyers in the legal profession.
2020
The ABA Commission on Racial & Ethnic Diversity in the Profession has received proposals to analyze and to report on the data it has complied through the Model Diversity Survey. The proposal submitters are Dr. Richard Harvey, an associate professor of psychology at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO.
2019
The Model Diversity Survey obtained 105 corporate signatories and negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding with the Interlaw Diversity Forum in the United Kingdom.
2018
The Presidential Showcase program: ““Trump and Diverse Communities – A Kaleidoscope of Controversy”, was the best-attended Showcase event of the 2018 Annual Meeting.
2017
At the 2017 ABA Annual meeting, the Commission hosted a panel entitled “Enhancing Justice and Reducing Implicit Bias in the Legal Profession: Strategies that Work.”
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