Diversity In Law Firms with Merle Vaughn - Episode 17

We live in a world today where it's even more important to focus on diversity in the workplace. Merle Vaughn, of Major, Lindsey & Africa tells us the importance of building a legal team that is not only diverse in race ethnicity, and gender but also in thought, experiences and perspective.   Episode Resources https://www.mlaglobal.com/   Episode Highlights Working as a partner recruiter - 1:40 Focusing on diversity - 2:05 Merle shares her background - 3:11 The focus on recruiting - 4:10 When she started to focus on diversity - 5:22 Lawyers that undersell themselves - 7:30 Merle recommends minorities be more confident in their legal skills - 8:11 Talking about diverse candidates - 9:18 Increasing diversity within partnerships - 11:11 We need to re-evaluate the recruitment system - 11:41 Being subjective while hiring somebody to work in a law firm - 12:30 Sometimes a big firm is not a fit for you - 17:26 What to do if you do not feel well at a big law firm - 18:00 Creating the career that you want for yourself - 19:00 Trying to change diversity patterns at top levels - 20:30 Merle tells us she wants to see diverse candidates to hire - 23:33 Investing in diverse talent - 24:03 Diversity advice for law school students - 24:35   Subscribe, Share and Review To get the next episode subscribe with your favorite podcast player. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Leave a review on Apple Podcasts