A brief survey of your bar colleagues
VOIR DIRE
believe the legal industry
is doing the best it can
to increase diversity
CORPORATE
STATS &
SUCCESS
Gender diversity
accounted for an
increase of $599.1
million in sales
revenue on average. 2
Companies with the
highest rate of racial
diversity brought in
nearly 15 times more
sales revenue on
average than those
with the lowest levels. 2 1 Survey of 4,444 Super Lawyers and
Rising Stars selectees (Jan. 2017)
2 Herring, American Sociological Review (2009)
Law Firm Diversity
SUPER LAWYERS / LEGAL MARKET TRENDS SURVEY1
DISCONNECTIONS EXPERIENCES SOLUTIONS
believe their firm is doing the
best it can to increase diversity
believe they’ve seen significant
diversity gains since they
started practicing
Views on the best ways
to increase diversity 39%
74%
23%
64%
UNDER 40
AGE
60+
78%
69%
48%
35%
Stronger effort
to promote to
firm leadership
positions
More aggressive
recruitment
of diverse
associates
More funding
for law school
scholarships
Changes in
traditional
compensation
systems
GENDER
RACIAL
RACIAL
GENDER