Coalition of lawyers fosters diversity
NEW YORK - Top lawyers from Coca-Cola Co., Microsoft Corp., and 12 other Fortune 500 companies joined five top US law firms to form a nonprofit organization aimed at promoting women and minorities in the legal profession.
The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity evolved from a meeting of lawyers from Fortune 500 companies and law firms.
Minorities account for 6.6 percent of the partners at 252 of the largest or highest-grossing law firms, according to a 2009 survey by Minority Law Journal. Women account for 18.7 percent of partners at the major law firms, according to a 2008 industry survey. 