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The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity has Leverage in Major Law Firms, Foundations and Corporations
We've seen the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) in previous digs. Let's take a closer look at LCLD, its people and connections. Because "networking" is a thing, the past and present connections are listed here. Anon was going to "red text" all of the firms, foundations and corporations connected to LCLD but that would be too much red text. To see each person's full bio, go to the board of directors' page and click "view bio" beside their picture. Most of these people have made a pledge to LCLD. Anon has provided only one screencap for most of the pledges. To see an individual's full pledge, visit their pledge page (sauce is provided for each one).
You may ask yourself "What is the Leadership Council's purpose?". LCLD says, "To empower the next generation of diverse leaders in the profession, we must engage the top leaders of today.".
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
https://www.lcld.com/
Roderick "Rick" Palmore appears to be the driving force behind LCLD.
UChicago - Roderick (Rick) Palmore
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senior counsel at Dentons
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Goodyear
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Chicago Board Options Exchange
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deeply engaged with a years-long effort that he propelled toachieve equity throughout the legal profession
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General Mills
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Sara Lee
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2004, he authored “A Call to Action—Diversity in the Legal Profession,”
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a statement urging corporate legal officers to commit to achieving greater equality of opportunity within their own organizations
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holding their outside counsel accountable, too
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Leadership Council on Legal Diversity [LCLD] - More than 120 top legal officers signed on to that document
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named by the National Law Journal as one of the 40 most influential lawyers of the decade
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https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/roderick-palmore-77-advocate-equality-legal-profession
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity - Pledge - Rick Palmore
https://www.lcld.com/pledge/palmore-rick/