Law Practice Division Diversity & Inclusion Resources

    The Law Practice Division is dedicated to helping attorneys and firms in their diversity and inclusion efforts. We are proud to introduce this compilation of resources and welcome you to make suggestions at any time.

    ABA Entities

    Law Student Division

    Browse an extensive list of resources, activities, awards, and scholarships for diverse law students.

    Resources for - Law Students

    General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division

    GP Solo offers a Diversity Fellowship that aims to promote diversity within the Division and the ABA while providing leadership opportunities within the Division for historically underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, women, LGBT individuals, and persons with disabilities.

    Learn about - Diversity Fellowship

    Business Law Section

    Business Law's Diversity Clerkship initiative is a summer program that provides business law clerkship placements for nine qualified diverse first or second year law students.

    Learn about - Diversity Clerkship

    Section of Litigation

    Litigation's Diverse Leaders Academy (DLA) provides opportunities for lawyers in underrepresented groups such as racially/ethnically diverse lawyers, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lawyers to participate in leadership roles within the Section of Litigation.

    Apply for - The Diverse Leaders Academy

    Diversity & Inclusion Books

    Law Practice Today

    ABA Commission on Women in the Profession

    The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession forges a new and better profession that ensures that women have equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement commensurate with their male counterparts.

    ABA Commission on Disability Rights

    The ABA Commission on Disability Rights promotes the ABA's commitment to justice and the rule of law for persons with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities and to promote their full and equal participation in the legal profession

    ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice

    The ABA Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (COREJ) examines issues stemming from the intersection of race and ethnicity with the legal system.

    ABA Commission on Law & Aging

    The ABA Commission on Law & Aging is a collaborative and interdisciplinary leader of the ABA's work to strengthen and secure the legal rights, dignity, autonomy, quality of life, and quality of care of aging persons.

    ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

    The ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity's mission is to promote full and equal participation in the legal profession by persons of differing sexual orientations and gender identities.

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