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Insight: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility in the Legal Profession
Interview with Sandra S. Yamate, CEO of The Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession “We need to talk about all types of diversity in all types of practice settings all over the country. You can’t advance one group if all the others are mired and being held...
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility Consortium – A Major New Development in the Bankruptcy World
The NACTT has not been alone in the past two years in its creation of a committee with a mission aimed at overcoming racism and bias and encouraging inclusion and acceptance. Practically every national bankruptcy organization in the country has been working on...
Equity & Inclusion Leads to Innovation and Greater Results – The Case of Johnson Publishing Company
The benefits of diversity and inclusion in corporate America are now well-documented. Both academia and the internet alike have long been bursting with statistics evidencing the value of diversity and inclusion programs. Diversity in the workplace has significant...
Other National Affinity Organizations
The IDEA Consortium is committed to building a network of bankruptcy-related judiciary, government, and professional organizations with a mission to act as a repository of opportunities and resources of the member organizations’ continuing efforts to achieve a diverse bankruptcy community, promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and facilitate opportunities for current and future bankruptcy practitioners. In connection with this mission, we compiled the below list of national affinity organizations as a resource for students and practitioners, to facilitate opportunities for broader outreach beyond bankruptcy and insolvency-specific organizations. We welcome any updates and suggestions to the IDEA Consortium so that we may maintain an inclusive list and accurate contact information.
Corporate Counsel Women of Color
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association
Disability Rights Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Haitian Lawyers Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Japanese American Bar Association
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association
National Association of Black Accountants
National Association of Muslim Lawyers
National Association of Women Judges
National Association of Women Lawyers
National Bar Association
National Black Law Students Association
National Black Prosecutors Association
National Conference of Vietnamese Attorneys
National Filipino Lawyers Association
National LGBT Bar Association
National Native American Bar Association
Professional Diversity Network, Inc.
South Asian Bar Association of North America
Thai American Bar Association
Women’s Bar Association
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