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Fordham Law School

2023

Diversity equity and inclusion; DEI; corporate legal practice; legal profession

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Chicken Or Egg: Diversity And Innovation In The Corporate Legal Marketplace, Michele Destefano Mar 2023

Chicken Or Egg: Diversity And Innovation In The Corporate Legal Marketplace, Michele Destefano

Fordham Law Review

Although their bank accounts might suggest otherwise, these are not the best of times for lawyers who work in the corporate legal marketplace. Instead, the trouble with lawyers in the corporate legal marketplace is that they are failing to answer two calls to action made by corporate clients, both of which are of great magnitude and importance for the future of the profession. The first call to action is one that Professor Deborah L. Rhode focused a lot of her scholarship on: the call to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the profession. The second call to action is …