Scholars
The YLD Scholars Program is designed to encourage the participation of minority, solo/small firm, government, private sector, and military service attorneys in the Young Lawyers Division.
Diversity and Inclusion
The ABA YLD promotes full and equal participation in the Division for a membership inclusive of lawyers of varying gender, national origin, racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender identity, and of lawyers with disabilities.
Our Mission
We are committed to continuing to increase the diversity of our membership, expanding the diversity of our leadership and to assuring that the legal profession reflects the society it serves. This commitment is outlined in the Division’s Diversity Plan and carried out via Division events, programs and resources.
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D&I CLE Webinars
A Cultural Competency Primer for the Young Lawyer
Get a brief overview of what cultural competency is, what implicit bias is, how it impacts the legal profession, and tips that you can begin implementing immediately to start working towards becoming culturally competent.
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Walk the Talk: Moving the Diversity and Inclusion Needle Forward
The legal profession is under pressure to recruit, retain, and promote women and diverse attorneys. To drive greater progress, five Big Law firms, twenty-five general counsels, and community leaders will work with the Move the Needle Fund to model learning and transformative change in the legal profession. A panel of leaders discusses why this is important and what the keys to its success will be.
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Be culturally competent towards LGBTQ clients & colleagues
LGBTQ cultural competency includes developing skills to address LGBTQ-specific client issues and utilizing strategies to appropriately tackle LGBTQ discrimination, oppression, bias indifference in the workplace.
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Holistic Well-being Strategies and Destigmatizing Asking for Help
Join Jonathan Bogues, LaKeisha Randall, and R. Gary Spencer, to learn techniques for improving your well-being and overcoming impostor syndrome, including ways to minimize the impact of your inner critic, enhance your own success, and transform the narrative around seeking assistance. Presented by The ABA YLD Men of Color Project, Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color, and Thomson Reuters.
Listen - NowD&I Initiatives
What Do Lawyers Do?
WDLD? is an interactive web-based is designed to educate undergraduate students about how to become a lawyer. The project focuses on preparation for law school, the law school experience, and different career paths for law school graduates.
EMBRACING Diversity Challenge
Sponsored by the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the EMBRACING Diversity Challenge recognizes and awards top young lawyer organization programs that increase diversity in the legal profession.
Men of Color Project
A resource for men of color during law school and in the pivotal first years of practice.
A Seat at the Table
An initiative of the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division that seeks to develop the next generation of dynamic and innovative leaders for our communities.
No Limits
The YLD wants to create a national dialogue among young lawyers, to discuss the challenges women attorneys face, share strategies, and find solutions. No Limits offers programming and access to national resources to assist young women attorneys as they navigate their careers.
D&I Resources
More information on Diversity and Inclusion from the ABA, our diversity plan, and other articles on the topic.