Elimination of Bias MCLE Quiz

Diversity Makes Cents: The Business Case for Diversity

Online, participatory CLE for California, New York and Arizona Attorneys

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the article, "Diversity Makes Cents: The Business Case for Diversity" and then answer the 20 questions at the right for one hour participatory MCLE credit.

State Bar of California, New York, or Arizona MCLE Certificates of Completion will be issued after the quiz materials on this page are completed and returned to Internet For Lawyers, along with your payment by check or credit card. (Select your method of payment.)

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NEW YORK: This course is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit under New York's approved jurisdiction procedures. Newly admitted New York attorneys may not earn CLE credit for non-traditional course formats such as this during their first two years of admission to the New York Bar.

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Elimination of Bias MCLE Quiz

Question 1 Almost half of the partners in major U.S. law firms are women.:

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Question 2 Minorities account for only 4% of the partners in major U.S. law firms.:

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Question 3 Women and minority attorneys are much better represented in the associate ranks when compared to their representation in the partnership ranks.:

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Question 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.:

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Question 5 The only reason that people within the legal profession care about diversity is that it is the "right thing to do".:

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Question 6 Law firms are starting to pay more attention to diversity than in the past because it can help their business.:

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Question 7 The "old boys' network" contains virtually all of the most talented attorneys.:

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Question 8 There are no adverse financial consequences when women and minority associates leave law firms.:

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Question 9 Some corporate clients believe that diverse attorneys enhance the quality of lawyering.:

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Question 10 It is against the ethics rules in most states to intentionally use a minority attorney to defend a client accused of race discrimination.:

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Question 11 Since most juries continue to be all white, it is always best to retain white attorneys for litigation.:

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Question 12 Most companies hire outside counsel only on merit and the decision is never based on subjective factors.:

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Question 13 Hardly any women or minorities in corporate America make the decisions about who to hire as outside counsel.:

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Question 14 Over 90% of all businesses are owned by white males.:

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Question 15 Almost 15% of the country's general counsels are women.:

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Question 16 Shell Oil is very committed to using outside law firms with good diversity records.:

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Question 17 There are hardly any major corporations who care about the diversity records of the law firms they retain.:

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Question 18 All things being equal, some corporations use diversity records as a tiebreaker when considering which outside law firm to retain.:

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Question 19 Law firms with poor diversity records sometimes lose out on business opportunities and do not even realize it.:

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Question 20 More women and minorities should make partner at major firms as the business case for diversity gains more attention.:

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False

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