Diversity Task Force reappointed after productive first yearBy Alice M. Noble-AllgireNovember 2008ISBA President Jack Carey has authorized the continuation of the Task Force on Diversity for another year to continue several projects initiated during its first term.
Diversity: Why checking the “box” is not enoughBy John R. RichardsJune 2008On February 15, 2008, I had the privilege to speak as a panelist at “the Hire Big 10 Diversity in the Law 2008” seminar at the ISBA.
ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s ReportBy E. Lynn GraysonJune 2008This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.
ISBA visits SIU School of LawJune 2008On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
Last chance to complete diversity surveyBy Sonni Choi WilliamsMarch 2008A “call to action” has been issued to all Illinois attorneys to participate in the first statewide survey designed to gauge the level of diversity in the state.
Letter from the ChairBy Jennifer A. ShawNovember 2008The Standing Committee on Women and Minority Participation’s 2008-2009 year is off to an exciting start.
Letter from the Chair: A call to actionBy Andrew FoxMarch 2008Tapping away in a laptop into the wee hours of the night, clicking through sites trying to find that one bit of information that will make you shine at work, that will wrap up the perfect research assignment, that will get the naysayers and critics to stop redlining your work and forwarding your e-mails is a like a frenzied rush to the finish line at the Chicago or Boston Marathon.
A square peg in a round worldBy Sonni Choi WilliamsJune 2008When Deb Walker called me and asked me to speak at the Celia M. Howard Fellowship Luncheon on the topic of diversity, I was immersed in diversity issues because I was helping the ISBA’s Task Force on Diversity launch a statewide Diversity Survey and I had diversity pouring out of me.
Ten strategies for attorneys facing the challenges of diversityBy Alice M. Noble-AllgireJune 2008While there is an increasing desire for diversity in the legal profession, diversity brings with it some special challenges for attorneys who transcend the traditional attorney mold.
Why diversity matters. . .June 2008The members of the Standing Committee on Women and the Law and the Standing Committee on Minority and Women Participation share their views on why diversity matters to them.
