ALI-ABA
Diversity in CLE
The ALI-ABA Board and staff firmly support diversity and strive to have the attorneys who speak and write for our organization represent the increasing diversity of our profession.
The ALI-ABA Strategic Outreach Initiative was approved by ALI-ABA in 2002. As stated within, this Initiative "was designed to be an evolving blueprint for a more systematic approach to managing present and future efforts to make the goal of inclusion a reality." The Initiative will be updated in the near future.
To assist in our diversity initiative, we welcome suggestions of new speakers and authors.
Please direct suggestions for speakers and any comments on the Strategic Outreach Initiative to:
Joe DiPietro
Assistant Director
ALI-ABA
Phone: (610) 613-5846
If you are interested in writing an article or book for ALI-ABA, please review ALI-ABA's Author Guidelines and contact:
Mark T. Carroll
Director, Office of Electronic and Print Publications
ALI-ABA
4025 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3099
215-243-1656 (voice); 215-243-1680 (Fax)
Scholarships to ALI-ABA Courses and Products are Available.
Diversity Links
The following resources contain valuable information on diversity in the legal profession:
ABA Commissions on Diversity
ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Article on Improving Faculty Diversity
How To Achieve Diverse Faculties by Gail Wright Sirmans
Diverse CLE Speakers
ABA Women and Minorities Speakers Bureau - national clearinghouse for women and minority speakers
National Bar Organizations
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Hispanic National Bar Association
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Multicultural Women Attorneys Network
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Association of Women Judges
National Association of Women Lawyers
National Bar Association (African-American)
National Conference of Women's Bar Associations
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
National Native American Bar Association
Surveys on Diversity in the Legal Profession
Corporate Law Offices:
Minority Corporate Counsel Association - annual survey of minority and women general counsels within Fortune 500 companies
Law Firms:
National Association of Legal Placement Professionals (NALP) - annual survey of over 1,800 legal employers covering a variety of issues including diversity
Lawyers of Color in the Legal Profession:
ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession - has links to various sources of statistics on lawyers of color in the profession
Women in the Legal Profession:
ABA Commission on Women in the Legal Profession - annual study on the status of women in the profession
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession - research study on factors that support or undermine the advancement and retention of women of color in law firms
If you know of additional resources related to diversity in the legal profession, please send your suggestions to .
