Diversity In Law Firms with Merle Vaughn - Episode 17

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Kathryn Rubino and Kathryn Rubino at Above the Law에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Kathryn Rubino and Kathryn Rubino at Above the Law 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.

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We live in a world today where it's even more important to focus on diversity in the workplace. Merle Vaughn, of Major, Lindsey & Africa tells us the importance of building a legal team that is not only diverse in race ethnicity, and gender but also in thought, experiences and perspective.

Episode Resources

https://www.mlaglobal.com/

Episode Highlights

Working as a partner recruiter - 1:40
Focusing on diversity - 2:05
Merle shares her background - 3:11
The focus on recruiting - 4:10
When she started to focus on diversity - 5:22
Lawyers that undersell themselves - 7:30
Merle recommends minorities be more confident in their legal skills - 8:11
Talking about diverse candidates - 9:18
Increasing diversity within partnerships - 11:11
We need to re-evaluate the recruitment system - 11:41
Being subjective while hiring somebody to work in a law firm - 12:30
Sometimes a big firm is not a fit for you - 17:26
What to do if you do not feel well at a big law firm - 18:00
Creating the career that you want for yourself - 19:00
Trying to change diversity patterns at top levels - 20:30
Merle tells us she wants to see diverse candidates to hire - 23:33
Investing in diverse talent - 24:03
Diversity advice for law school students - 24:35

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