Director of Professional Development and Diversity Melissa Berry has been appointed to the National Association for Law Placement’s (NALP) Neurodiversity in the Legal Profession Task Force.
The purpose of the task force is to review the barriers to inclusion of neurodiverse law students and lawyers, including stigma, lack of understanding, and hesitancy to disclose/under reporting. Berry moderated a program put on by the task force in February 2022, titled “Neurodiversity in the Workforce: Perspectives from Other Industries.”