Diversity On Big Firms with Lynnette D. Espy-Williams - Episode 19

Lynnette D. Espy-Williams serves as the Cozen O'Connor Firm Chief Diversity Officer. Lynnette has experience in litigating a wide variety of civil and commercial matters including: those pertaining to mass and complex torts, professional liability, premises liability, products liability, contract disputes, and extracontractual disputes including defending bad faith claims. Lynnette also frequently defends various entities in premises liability matters involving acts of negligent third parties, negligent or improper maintenance of premises, and inadequate security. Episode Resources https://www.cozen.com/people/bios/espy-williams-lynnette [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnetteespywilliams Episode Highlights Lynnette's decision to go to law school - 1:46 Wanting to be a lawyer before knowing what that meant - 2:17 Lynnette's background - 2:56 Growing as a lawyer in a firm - 3:59 Getting involved as a Chief Diversity Officer - 5:05 Balancing being a Chief Diversity Officer and practicing law - 6:14 Helping women and diverse culture - 10:18 Is there a problem with diversity? - 10:40 Educating and providing training for lawyers - 13:50 Decisions made by two people behind closed doors - 17:26 Sometimes all you need is consideration - 18:18 What does true diversity look like in big law -21:56 Making an impact on diversity inclusion - 25:00 Bringing more diversity to the firm - 27:00 A piece of advice for young diverse lawyers - 28:05 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