Law firms operate in a community of diversity that encompass a wide array of genders, races, ethnicities, disabilities, and other identities. ALD, Inc. believes that organizations that mirror their clients are better able to provide a culture of openness and inclusion that will assure employee and client satisfaction, increase productivity, and enhance overall retention.
Our pledge is to provide novel, industry leading approaches, advisement, and tools that are law firm or corporation specific; and to deploy those strategies that will galvanize teams, create cultural change without chaos, and ensure the implementation of measurable goals that will transform your workplace.
At ALD, Inc., we believe that diversity as a business imperative is incontrovertible, and that in order to grow, compete, and succeed in the 21st century, every workforce must reflect the diversity of their clients, consumers, or customers. There are really no other options for long-term success.
Having maintained a strong focus on diversity recruiting and retention since our founding, ALD, Inc. has both the responsibility and opportunity to galvanize and drive those changes critical to improving diversity within the legal profession.
Rodney L. Abstone II, JD, MA
Chief Strategy & Mergers and Acquisitions Officer
As stated in the American Bar Association’s Resolution 113, law firms must deploy initiatives that assure the employment of highly intelligent, ethical, experienced legal professionals from a diversity of lifestyles, cultures, genders, orientations, backgrounds, and interests. Consistent with that aim, General Counsels also must utilize a diversity metric that evidences proposed law firms are staffed with the highest quality legal professionals with an authentic demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.
At ALD, Inc., we fully support the implementation of ABA Resolution 113 to expand and create opportunities for diverse attorneys through a variety of initiatives and actions that include referencing the ABA’s Model Diversity Survey to collect information about the lawyers and firms that we choose to represent.
As diversity and inclusion in the workplace continues to evolve, many organizations and think tanks are front-and-center assisting law firms in their quest to become more diverse. Some of these organizations and important initiatives include:
