Law firms that are trying to push forward with diversity efforts are focusing on initiatives they see as clearly legal to avoid attracting the ire of the Trump administration.
The programs include affinity groups open to all, mentoring for young lawyers, and broadening candidate pools for junior and senior talent in ways that don’t explicitly focus on race. The firms view the initiatives as meeting legal tests posed by a 2023 Supreme Court decision banning race-based college admissions.
“There’s still a tremendous amount of lawful DEI work that can still happen,” said David Glasgow, a lawyer who counsels firms on ...
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