Dickinson Wright is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and is a recognized leader among law firms for our diversity initiatives. For decades, Dickinson Wright has been a pioneer in all aspects of diversity – both within the firm and in the communities where we do business. From the associate level up to management, we are committed to recruiting and supporting diverse candidates. We know that a diverse team enables us to offer our clients a variety of mindsets in approaching complex legal issues
Diversity Committee
The overall goal of the Diversity Committee is to ensure that Dickinson Wright’s corporate culture is one of inclusion – at every level and in every aspect of the firm. Through the Diversity Committee, the firm’s leadership recommends and implements strategies and practices consistent with our commitment to diversity. The Diversity Committee includes the Chairman of the firm, a member of the Management Group and several equity members with key client relationships. In addition, a member of the Diversity Committee serves on each of the firm's standing committees to ensure a continued focus on advancing our diversity goals.
We offer training and education throughout the firm on the importance of diversity and the role of each person in promoting an inclusive work environment that allows everyone to succeed.
Supporting Diversity in the Community
Our commitment to diversity goes beyond internal initiatives; we support diversity in the legal profession and in the community in general. In particular, we are committed to funding scholarships and supporting academic programs to recruit minority and female students into the legal profession. We firmly believe that it is our duty to look outside the firm and promote diversity: in bar organizations, community activities, with our clients or anywhere else where we can have an impact.
Diversity Mission Statement:
We follow an established set of policies, practices and programs to demonstrate measurable progress towards a genuinely open, transparent, fair and inclusive workplace. In support of our diversity mission, the firm has adopted the following Diversity Mission Statement:
Diversity and varying perspectives are highly valued in every aspect of Dickinson Wright’s work environment and culture. Dickinson Wright strives to be an organization that includes people of diverse backgrounds in all facets of the firm and that fully utilizes their talents to provide legal services of the highest quality. The firm is dedicated to the active recruitment, retention, development and promotion of diverse attorneys who reflect the clients and communities they serve. Through its Diversity Committee, the firm’s leadership recommends and implements strategies and practices consistent with its commitment to diversity.
The firm resolves to achieve its mission by:
- Recruiting law students of the highest caliber;
- Aggressively seeking to increase the number of diverse attorneys at the firm through recruitment, retention and promotion;
- Providing a discussion forum for topics that present unique challenges to diverse attorneys in the practice of law;
- Facilitating the support and mentoring of diverse attorneys;
- Arranging social, professional development and networking opportunities for diverse attorneys on a frequent basis;
- Managing and monitoring the allocation and quality of work assignments provided to diverse attorneys to maximize access/exposure to a wide variety of the firm’s clients and to the partners and the leadership of the firm; and
- Ensuring that diverse attorneys are represented in leadership positions and other significant decision-making roles within the firm.
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