MISSION AND VISION: We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.
In order to realize fully our Mission and Vision, we are committed to actively fostering diversity, inclusion and cultural competency through our recruitment, hiring and outreach efforts.
Goal 1: Build our organization’s capability to execute the long-range inclusion plan
- Create a Diversity/Inclusion Committee
- Create and lead cross divisional implementation team
- Increase diversity of staff population
- Assess the level of intercultural competency of staff, and design tools to increase and develop the competency
- Evaluate our diversity/inclusion initiative activities
Goal 2: Increase our volunteer and outreach efforts to provide pro bono legal services, manpower and internship opportunities to organizations supporting people from diverse and underserved populations
- Develop current information on our available services
- Develop and implement education and program initiatives for underserved individuals
- Solicit suggestions on efforts from all staff
Goal 3: Increase awareness, build mutually rewarding relationships and foster collaboration with a broad range of business, community, and foundation leaders and other individuals from diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
Goal 4: Promote the increase of diversity/inclusion in the legal profession, for example:
- Collaborate with and support other organizations that are addressing diversity and related workforce
- Develop and implement education and program initiatives for legal professionals
