NATIONAL – FordHarrison LLP, one of the country's largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a Top Performer and Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), which recognizes law firms and corporations that show a strong commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession.
"Being recognized by LCLD as a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner is a privilege, and it reinforces FordHarrison's ongoing commitment to supporting and advancing continued diversity and inclusion in the legal profession," said Dawn Siler-Nixon, FordHarrison's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Partner.
LCLD is comprised of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—who are committed to creating an environment where all talent can thrive, with the ultimate goal of strengthening and diversifying the legal profession.
The Top Performer award recognizes those organizations in the top 20 percent for participation in LCLD programs and activities.
The Compass Award recognizes those individuals and organizations that fulfill all the following requirements in a single calendar year:
- Member (Managing Partner/General Counsel) engagement with LCLD;
- Nominate an LCLD Fellow;
- Nominate an LCLD Pathfinder;
- Participate in an LCLD pipeline program (the 1L Scholars Program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program).
About LCLD
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity is an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have pledged themselves, through our Leaders at the Front initiative and other means, to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession. Our action programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture the talent in society and within our organizations, thereby helping a new and more diverse generation of attorneys ascend to positions of leadership. By producing tangible results in our institutions, we work to promote inclusiveness in our organizations, our circles of influence, and our society, with the ultimate goal of building a more equitable and diverse legal profession. For more information, visit www.lcldnet.org.