The numbers [are] still moving forward, [even though] it’s one of the most challenging environments for diversity initiatives in decades. But increasing or holding steady riding on the prior years of increases—it suggests firms are continuing to view talent development and broadening opportunities for inclusivity as core business priorities.
— Scott Curran, social impact strategy general & strategic counsel at Beyond Advisers, commenting on data collected by Law.com revealing that, at Am Law 200 firms, attorneys from racial and ethnic minority groups were 23.4% of all attorneys, up ever so slightly — 0.2% — over the previous year. It is the smallest rate of growth over the last 10 years.
