Diversity and Inclusion Attorney Network

Diversity and Inclusion Brochure

The Diversity and Inclusion Attorney Network ("DIAN") was created to provide attorneys of color with a forum where they can address issues of interest within the Firm and the broader legal community. 

DIAN is committed to the education, mentoring, recruitment, retention and promotion of the Firm's attorneys of color and to providing them with internal and external networking, career and business development opportunities. 

Our Approach:

• Provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas and peer support through regular firm-wide meetings.
• Have each office assume a leadership role to ensure effective firm-wide implementation and execution of the group's mission.
• Communicate directly with firm management to discuss relevant issues and make recommendations.
• Support diversity by participating in the recruitment of summer associates, entry-level and lateral attorneys.
• Mentor attorneys of color in order to enhance both professional and personal growth.
• Facilitate and develop cross-marketing opportunities between attorneys of color in all practice groups and all offices.
• Host and sponsor events that highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion in the Firm and in the legal profession.
• Attend bar association and law school activities, diversity job fairs and receptions, community events, and other activities relevant to attorneys of color.
• Establish and cultivate ties with clients, diverse bar associations, professional organizations and our local communities.

Through strong leadership and the support of dedicated group members, DIAN strives to further Sheppard Mullin's commitment to foster diversity and inclusion for its attorneys, its clients and the legal profession.  For more information on DIAN, please contact D&I@sheppardmullin.com.

News

• Sheppard Mullin Selected By MultiCultural Law As A "Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity," 2011
• Sheppard Mullin Rated 100% By The Human Rights Campaign's 2011 Corporate Equality Index
• Sheppard Mullin Recognized on The American Lawyer's 2010 Diversity Scorecard
• Sheppard Mullin Selected By MultiCultural Law As A "Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity"
• Sheppard Mullin Selected By MultiCultural Law As A 2008 "Top 100 Law Firm for Diversity" and "Top 100 Law Firms for Women"
• Sheppard Mullin Recognized as a Multicultural Law Magazine 2007 Top Law Firm for Diversity
• Sheppard Mullin's Otis McGee Inducted as Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• Multicultural Law Ranks Sheppard Mullin In Its "2006 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity"
• Multicultural Law Magazine Ranks Sheppard Mullin Among Most Diverse U.S. Law Firms

Press Releases

• Corporate Partner Jeryl Bowers Joins Sheppard Mullin
• Local Law School Pipeline Programs and High School Students Benefit From Sheppard Mullin Diversity & Inclusion
• Sheppard Mullin Boosts Diversity Initiatives

Events & Sponsorships

• 2011 National Indian Gaming Association Annual Conference in Phoeniz, AZ
  April 3, 2011
• USC Street Law Program in Los Angeles
  March 2011
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association 13th Annual Installation Dinner in Los Angeles, CA
  March 11, 2011
• 2011 Hispanic National Bar Association Corporate Counsel Conference in New Orleans, LA
  March 9, 2011
• 33rd Annual Orange County Hispanic Bar Association's Installation Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser
  March 5, 2011
• Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area Annual Dinner
  March 4, 2011
• Loyola Law School Young Lawyers Program in Los Angeles
  March 4, 2011
• Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana - 2011 Annual Membership
  2011
• Columbia Law School's Native American Law Student's Association's 2011 Moot Court Competition Awards Banquet
  February 26, 2011
• J.M. Langston Annual Installation and Awards Gala
  January 29, 2011
• San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights 24th Annual Luncheon
  January 19, 2011
• Muslim Advocates Annual Dinner Featuring U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
  December 10, 2010
• 11th Annual Spotlight 29 Casino Charity Golf Tournament
  December 9, 2010
• Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Annual Gala Dinner
  December 9, 2010
• Anti-Defamation League Dinner Honoring Peter Schwartz
  December 7, 2010
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention
  November 17, 2010
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Northeast Region Diversity Dinner
  November 10, 2010
• Diversity & Inclusion Attorney Network and Out At Sheppard Cocktail Reception in Los Angeles
  October 21, 2010
• South Asian Bar Association of San Diego's Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony
  October 16, 2010
• Chinese Hospital's 16th Annual Golf Tournament
  October 11, 2010
• Black Women Lawyers Foundation's Annual Scholarship Luncheon & Silent Auction in New York
  May 1, 2010
• University of Southern California's Black Alumni Association Annual Awards Dinner
  April 15, 2010
• National Indian Gaming Annual Conference & Membership
  April 6, 2010
• Asian American Bar Association's Greater Bay Area Chapter
  March 19, 2010
• National Employment Law Counsel Diversity Reception
  March 9, 2010
• The Orange County Hispanic Bar Association - 2010 Annual Dinner
  March 6, 2010
• Hispanic National Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Conference, 2010
  March 4, 2010
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association - 12th Annual Installation Dinner
  February 25, 2010
• J.M. Langston Annual Installation and Awards Dinner
  February 20, 2010
• Lawrence Family Annual Jewish Film Festival
  February 11, 2010
• San Francisco Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights - Martin Luther King Jr. Lunch
  January 28, 2010
• Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley
  2010
• The Orange County Diversity Task Force
  January 1, 2010
• National Hispanic Leadership Awards
  December 9, 2009
• San Diego Jewish Academy - Anniversary Dinner
  December 2, 2009
• Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles - Annual Thanksgiving Eve Cocktail Sip Foundraiser
  November 25, 2009
• Mexican American Bar Foundation - Annual Scholarship & Awards Gala
  June 13, 2009

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