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In addition to executing a robust internal D&I strategy within our workplace, on the external front, we:
• Partner with clients on D&I programs and initiatives
• Maintain diversity recruiting as one of our key D&I cornerstones, including implementing recruiting programs and events for diverse law students, funding diversity scholarships, and participating in the LCLD 1L Scholars program
• The Firm recently established the Guy N. Halgren Diversity Fellowship for law school students. The fellowship is named in honor of Guy N. Halgren, chairman emeritus, who served as Sheppard Mullin’s chairman for 20 years, from 2001 to 2021, for his longstanding commitment to creating a Firm culture that values and celebrates diversity and inclusion
• Support and provide attorney involvement for bar associations, law schools and other legal organizations
• Provide a robust pro bono practice in which we represent diverse individuals who belong to minority groups and/or are women, LGBTQ+ or HIV-positive and are seeking refuge, freedom and asylum in the U.S.
Because of Sheppard Mullin’s commitment to diversity, the Firm consistently and regularly receives diversity-focused awards. Recent awards include:
• 2022 HRC Corporate Equality Index 100% rating of LGBTQ+ workplace benefits for 12th Consecutive Year
• 2022 Seramount (formerly Working Mother Media) Best Law Firm for Women
• Named a 2023 Inclusion Blueprint Champion by Diversity Lab
• 2022 Yale Law Women Top Firms for Gender Equity and Family Friendliness
• Ranked #32 on The American Lawyer’s Top Firms for Diversity/2021 Diversity Scorecard
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s 2019 Thomas L. Sager Award National Winner
• 2021 Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification “Plus” Status by Diversity Lab
• 2019 ChIPs Honor Roll Award
• Ranked #11 on Law360’s 2022 Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys Scorecard
• 2021 National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s Beacon of Justice Award for pro bono work addressing systemic racial disparities
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2021 Top 50 Law Firms Please click here to read our Diversity & Inclusion brochure.
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