From: Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Today was Day 1 of the ABA Presidential Summit on Diversity being
held just outside Washington, DC.ampnbsp Recapping such a
conference in a blog post is impossible I wont even begin to try.
ampnbspBut I thought I would pass along some thoughts from the
conferences Twitter feed. So, in response to the question on
ampquotWhy Have Diversity In Your Law Firm and Company?ampquot,
here were some thoughts from the speakers: For one, in order to
understand and engaged with diverse clients For another reason,
some clients, like Wal-Mart, are also demanding it Because research
proves that a broader team with perspective comes up with better
answers Because minorities will become the majority by 2050 there
is a business case and economic imperative to do so For litigators,
if you...
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