Press Release
| September 28, 2011
Dewey & LeBoeuf Wins Thomas L. Sager Diversity Award for Third Time in Four Years
(September 28, 2011) – For the third time in the last four years, Dewey & LeBoeuf has been awarded the prestigious Thomas L. Sager Award for the Northeast Region by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA).
This prestigious award recognizes the law firm that demonstrates national leadership and the highest sustained commitment to improving the hiring, retention and promotion of women and diverse lawyers.
The Thomas L. Sager Award is presented annually in five US regions. Dewey & LeBoeuf was selected from peer firms in the Northeast region, which includes New York, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northern New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont. The MCCA received 16 applications for this year's award and shortlisted three firms including Dewey & LeBoeuf, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP. Dewey & LeBoeuf received the award at the MCCA's Northeast Region Networking Reception Forum at the New York Marriot Marquis.
The MCCA was founded in 1997 to advocate the expanded hiring, retention and promotion of minority lawyers in corporate law departments and the law firms that serve them. The award is named after DuPont Vice President and General Counsel Thomas L. Sager.
Dewey & LeBoeuf was also recently listed among the top 25 law firms in the Vault Guide's 2012 "Overall Diversity" legal rankings. In addition, the firm was recognized for its "Diversity with Respect to Minorities."
The diversity survey evaluates firms' efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. The survey includes separate categories for diversity as it relates to minorities, women, and gays and lesbians. The overall diversity ranking is an aggregate of these scores. This year, more than 15,000 law firm associates from more than 300 firms responded to the vault survey.
Vault's legal surveys cover a full range of quality of life topics and are ranked by scores provided by associates.
This memorandum is intended only as a general discussion of these issues. It is not considered to be legal advice. We would be pleased to provide additional details or advice about specific situations. For additional information on this important topic, please feel free to call upon your Dewey & LeBoeuf relationship partner. No part of this publication may be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form, without our prior written consent.
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