Why the Legal Profession is the Nation’s Least Diverse (And How to Fix It)

A Black female attorney recalls being told as an associate that she was being put on a case because they “need a Black face.”

A White male partner told a Latina associate, “you might not be the right person to argue before the Minnesota Supreme Court.”

A Black female associate recalls being the only woman and person of color in a trial and the only person whose objections were consistently overruled. Her colleagues noticed she was being treated differently—but did nothing.

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