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Diversity at Morgan Lewis The Strength of a Diverse Workplace

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Diversity Efforts

MCCA's 2007 Sager Award

Diversity Highlights

Receipt by Grace Speights of the Washington Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award (2010).

Grace Speights recognized by the Washingtonian magazine as one of "Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women" (2009).

Ted Cruz named by Texas Lawyer as one of the "Extraordinary Minorities in Texas Law" (2009).

Named as a Top Law Firm for Diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2009).

Receipt by Joan Haratani of the American Bar Association Spirit of Excellence Award (2009).

Receipt by Joan Haratani of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity's Bar Association Diversity Award (2008).

Receipt by Joan Haratani of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's Award of Excellence for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Law and Criminal Justice (2008).

Recipient of the Hispanic National Bar Association's Corporate Partner of the Year Award (2007).

Recipient of the first-ever University of Pennsylvania Black Law Students Association "Contribution of Distinction" Award (Feb. 2005).

Recognition of Anne Marie Estevez by Hispanic Business magazine as a "2006 Elite Woman" and finalist in its 2006 Hispanic Woman of the Year award. Anne Marie has also been recognized by Diversity Inc. Magazine and in Working Mother magazine.

Selection of Grace Speights and Celia Roady as two of the Top 50 Women in Washington, D.C. by Super Lawyers magazine.

Election of Joan Haratani as the first female minority president of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

Election of Maria Gonzalez Calvet as president-elect of the Hispanic Bar Association of Philadelphia.

Receipt by Dennis Morikawa and Joan Haratani of the NAPABA "Trailblazer Award" at the NAPABA Annual Convention (Nov. 2006).

19% of the female attorneys who were elected to partnership in the past five years did so while working on an alternative schedule.

Premier sponsor of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).

PQR Magazine Career Insights

Solving client problems requires the strengths of a diverse and knowledgeable team. When Morgan Lewis client teams are formed, diversity is just as essential a consideration as industry experience, cost-conscious staffing, and personal chemistry. Improving diversity infuses every firm activity—from recruiting and retention to human resource policymaking, practice development, and community outreach.

In on-campus and lateral hiring, diversity is an imperative. We work hard to develop relationships with law schools, governmental organizations, and undergraduate schools to increase the diversity in our recruitment pool.

The firm hosts a biannual Attorney of Color Meeting, bringing together firm leaders, partners and associates, and senior management to discuss diversity as it relates to daily life at the firm and our clients' needs. The meeting focuses on topics such as enhancing diversity; forging relationships to network and enhance careers; and balancing work, community, and personal expectations. A participant from a minority bar association commended us for the quality and depth of the program. View images from the recent Attorney of Color Meeting.