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Lawyer2Lawyer: Diversity in the Legal Profession

By Robert J. Ambrogi

This week on the legal-affairs podcast a href="http://www.legaltalknetwork.com/modules.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=333"Lawyer2Lawyer/a, we look at the state of diversity within the legal profession. Here is the show description:blockquotePeople are making a difference in the legal community. The b a target="_blank" href="http://www.abanet.org/minorities/"American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession/a/b recently announced their selection of judges, lawyers, a legislator and a law professor to receive the b a target="_blank" href="http://www.abanet.org/minorities/spirit/home.html"2009 Spirit of Excellence Awards/a/b, honoring efforts to promote a more diverse legal profession. ba target="_blank" href="http://www.law.com/"Law.com/a/b bloggers and co-hosts, b a target="_blank" href="http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp"J. Craig Williams/a/b and b a target="_blank" href="http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.html"Bob Ambrogi/a/b welcome b a target="_blank" href="http://www.wsgr.com/wsgr/DBIndex.aspx?SectionName=attorneys/BIOS/3014.htm" Attorney Fred Alvarez/a/b, chair of the bABA Commission on Opportunities for Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the Profession/b and award recipients b a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodwinprocter.com/People/Soden%20-%20Richard.aspx" Attorney Richard A. Soden/a/b, of counsel to the Boston office of the national law firm of b a target="_blank" href="http://www.goodwinprocter.com/OurFirm.aspx"Goodwin Procter LLP/a/b and bJustice Dan Sosa Jr./b, retired Justice of the b a target="_blank" href="http://nmsupremecourt.nmcourts.gov/"New Mexico Supreme Court/a/b, to talk about diversity in the legal profession. They will discuss the progress over the years, how they have overcome barriers and made opportunities available to others and how they encourage young people to pursue law as a career.br //blockquoteListen to or download the show from a href="http://www.legaltalknetwork.com/modules.php?name=Newsamp;file=articleamp;sid=333"this page/a.

Full post as published by Lawsites on December 11, 2008 (boomark / email).