Commitment to Diversity
Lane Powell has more than 135 years of commitment to our communities. This commitment is reflected in Lane Powell's hiring and promotion of women and individuals from diverse backgrounds. The Firm has established an attorney Diversity Committee. The Committee is tasked with designing and implementing programs and strategies that promote an inclusive work environment and encourage the development and success of all employees.
The Diversity Committee's mission statement is as follows:
- Promote, focus and improve the Firm's efforts to recruit, retain and advance attorneys from diverse backgrounds;
- Promote, both inside and outside the Firm, our commitment to diversity;
- Provide training to Lane Powell attorneys and staff on issues related to our increasingly diverse community, both inside and outside the Firm;
- Promote efforts to reach out to the larger legal community to increase diversity in the legal profession;
- Coordinate firm and individual attorney membership in local and national organizations committed to diversity in the legal profession;
- Ensure that Lane Powell is represented at local and national events and conferences that focus on and promote diversity in the legal profession; and
- Serve as a resource for the attorneys within the Firm with regard to developing and implementing strategies and tactics to promote, focus and improve our efforts to recruit, retain and advance attorneys from diverse backgrounds, particularly with regard to mentoring and training attorneys from diverse backgrounds.
