Morgan Lewis

ACI's Fifth National Forum on Law Firm Diversity

San Francisco

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The American Conference Institute presents its Fifth National Forum on Law Firm Diversity

Topics for Discussion Will Include:

  • Defining what diversity really means for your firm
  • (Re) Evaluating law school and lateral recruiting criteria
  • Responding to alleged discrimination: Ground-level strategies and steps to take
  • What corporate counsel are really looking for from their outside counsel with respect to diversity

Morgan Lewis Of Counsel L. Julius M. Turman will serve as a moderator for two sessions: "General Counsel Session: What Top Corporations Are Looking for from Outside Counsel" and "Lessons Learned from Corporate America: Panel of Diversity Officers from Leading Corporations."

The "General Counsel" session will address the following:

  • Identifying evidence of diversity being sought
  • Defining "good faith efforts"
  • Discussing general trends that firms are embracing and best practices
  • Addressing the reverse discrimination argument
  • Monitoring
  • and much more

The "Lessons Learned from Corporate America" session will address the following:

  • Discussing how Chief Diversity Officers and Committee Members have embraced diversity, implemented policies, procedures and deal with day-to-day issues and challenges that arise
  • Problem solving

When:
September 24, 2007 and September 26, 2007

Where:
Omni San Francisco Hotel
500 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104