According to recent research of the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), only 17.38% of the 3,521 law partners of major law firms in the state of Texas were women, and 4.49% were persons of color. Of the 3,801 associates of the same responding law firms, women constituted 40.78% while persons of color comprised 12.99%. These numbers suggest that, relative to the attorney population as a whole, and relative to the demographic composition of law school graduates, women attorneys and attorneys of color continue to be under-represented in major law firms in Texas. The First Annual Texas Legal Diversity Summit will discuss relevant issues related to creating and promoting a more diverse environment within major law firms and corporate legal departments in the Texas legal community. The topics that will be covered include:

• Recruitment
• Diversity Scorecard
• Retention/Promotion
• Mentoring
• Development
• The role of General Counsels
• Leadership
• Diversity Best Practices
• Pipeline

(Source: National Association of Law Placement, Inc.,® NALP )

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