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Diversity Makes Cents: The Business Case for Diversity
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1. Almost half of the partners in major U.S. law firms are women. True False
2. Minorities account for only 4% of the partners in major U.S. law firms. True False
3. Women and minority attorneys are much better represented in the associate ranks when compared to their representation in the partnership ranks. True False
4. There is a consensus within the legal profession that the playing field is level for women and minorities in major U.S. law firms and that discrimination is very rare. True False
5. The only reason that people within the legal profession care about diversity is that it is the "right thing to do". True False
6. Law firms are starting to pay more attention to diversity than in the past because it can help their business. True False
7. The "old boys' network" contains virtually all of the most talented attorneys. True False
8. There are no adverse financial consequences when women and minority associates leave law firms. True False
9. Some corporate clients believe that diverse attorneys enhance the quality of lawyering. True False
10. It is against the ethics rules in most states to intentionally use a minority attorney to defend a client accused of race discrimination. True False
11. Since most juries continue to be all white, it is always best to retain white attorneys for litigation. True False
12. Most companies hire outside counsel only on merit and the decision is never based on subjective factors. True False
13. Hardly any women or minorities in corporate America make the decisions about who to hire as outside counsel. True False
14. Over 90% of all businesses are owned by white males. True False
15. Almost 15% of the country’s general counsels are women. True False
16. Shell Oil is very committed to using outside law firms with good diversity records. True False
17. There are hardly any major corporations who care about the diversity records of the law firms they retain. True False
18. All things being equal, some corporations use diversity records as a tiebreaker when considering which outside law firm to retain. True False
19. Law firms with poor diversity records sometimes lose out on business opportunities and do not even realize it. True False
20. More women and minorities should make partner at major firms as the business case for diversity gains more attention. True False
