Law Firm Diversity: Be Careful What You Ask For

Posted on February 6, 2010

by Andrés T. Tapia -

Are law firms that are pursuing diversity truly ready to get what they ask for? One of the most troublesome realities of successful diversity recruiting strategies has been the reality of the high turnover of the women and minorities that were brought in the door. It turns out that most of these organizations got ready to receive people who looked different – but they were not ready for people who thought different. See new article in Legal Management magazine: Law Firm Diversity: Be Careful What You Ask For Jan/Feb, 2010

About Andrés

Andrés Tapia is President of Diversity Best Practices, the preeminent diversity and inclusion thinktank and consultancy. In this role, he helps companies create first-in-class diversity strategies and develop innovative solutions for culture change. Previously he served as Hewitt’s Chief Diversity Officer and Emerging Workforce Solutions Leader. As a published writer and prominent speaker, Andrés offers thought-provoking views about diversity’s impact around the world. He is the author of The Inclusion Paradox: The Obama Era and the Transformation of Global Diversity. Find his bio here.