Contribution by Randstad Global Legal
After exploring the theory around D&I for some time, the in-house legal team at Randstad Global wanted to go beyond the policy on paper. They felt it was time to put D&I in practice. Randstad Global Legal offered Hamza Enes Kaya, a Turkish lawyer and political refugee in the Netherlands, an internship within their department.
One of the reasons that women have not advanced in equal pay, parental leave, and equitable hiring and promotion is because women have lacked male allies in the workplace. Male allyship is critical in the evolution of gender equality programs in the workplace. A new research report on allyship by future legal leaders was recently released.
Trailblazer Connie Brenton, a serial community builder in the legal ecosystem with a passion for D&I, is featured in our EQUAL in LEGAL’s trailblazers series.
What can you do as an in-house legal department in order to become more diverse and inclusive as a department and organization and embrace D&I
According to the American Bar Association, only two professions, the natural sciences, and dentistry have less diversity than law; medicine, accounting, academia, and others do considerably better.
Contribution by Randstad Legal
We aim to mirror the rich variety of the communities in which we live, work and serve. D&I will help us to build a more open, innovative and productive workplace.
Arabella Mansfield (1846-1911) was the first woman admitted to the practice of law in the United States. She campaigned for equal educational opportunities for women as well as voting rights.
Last January, Michelle Fang, Chief Legal Officer (CLO) at Turo, initiated a call to action letter signed by more than 170 US general counsel, marking the latest effort by GCs to influence the level of diversity within the law firms they hire.
The Move the Needle Fund (“MTN”) is the first collaborative effort designed and funded with $5M to test innovative initiatives to create a more diverse and inclusive legal profession. It was launched in the USA in September 2019.
Many individuals who embrace the concept of neurodiversity believe that people with differences do not need to be cured; they need help and accommodation instead. Get inspired…
