The State Bar’s Office of Access & Inclusion hosted its ninth annual Diversity Summit, bringing together more than 75 legal professionals—including legal aid organizations, government agencies, law schools, and private sector attorneys and employers.
The State Bar of California announced today that three existing DEI Leadership Seal organizations achieved higher Leadership Seals, and two new organizations have committed to earn a Seal.
The State Bar of California is inviting a new round of legal employers across the state to apply for its DEI Leadership Seal—a distinction recognizing organizations that commit to and implement research-driven actions that further workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Applications are due March 27, 2026.
The State Bar of California announced today that six new organizations received its DEI Leadership Seal, and another four organizations have committed to earn a seal.
The State Bar's 2024 Diversity Report Card finds that while California's legal profession continues to become more representative of the state's population―with women and people of color both representing 57 percent of newly admitted attorneys, an all-time high for representation of both groups―the attorney workforce still does not reflect the state's rich diversity.
The State Bar of California announced today a new round of applications for its DEI Leadership Seal program, which recognizes legal employers that commit to and implement research-driven actions that further workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The State Bar’s Annual Diversity Report Card released today highlights the demographic composition of California’s 2023 attorney population and, for the first time, analyzes changing trends in demographic representation since 2019. The report also explores racial/ethnic and gender patterns in recent cohorts of attorneys admitted to the State Bar.
The State Bar of California announced today that it has earned Gold level status in its DEI Leadership Seal Program, and the law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has earned Bronze. The two join 34 other California legal organizations that earned a DEI Leadership seal in 2023, when the State Bar launched the initiative to recognize legal employers who implement research-driven actions that further workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The State Bar of California announced today that 34 legal employers are receiving the first DEI Leadership Seals in the Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers. The DEI Leadership Seal Program recognizes legal employers who implement research-driven actions that further workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion. The State Bar launched the program in January 2023 in support of its strategic plan goal of enhancing access to and inclusion in the legal system.
