Committed To Diversity

Mitchell Williams is committed to developing and maintaining a diverse work force through the recruitment, retention and advancement of talented and motivated women and men from all ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds. We believe that diversity strengthens our firm and promotes an atmosphere of unity and inclusion, which allows us to retain first-rate lawyers and provide better service to our clients in today’s changing global economy and communities.

Our comprehensive firm Diversity Action Plan, as well as the various internal and external efforts implemented by the firm’s Diversity Council, embody our commitment in this area.

Consisting of men and women of different backgrounds, members of the Council are dedicated to developing and implementing strategies, programs and  events to reinforce our consistent commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout the firm. The Council also works hand-in-hand with our Recruiting  Committee in the active pursuit of diverse candidates for law clerk, associate, of counsel and member positions.

Mitchell Williams’ commitment to diversity is embodied in various firm initiatives:

• Flexible work/life programs help attorneys balance family life with professional commitments. We encourage attorneys to arrange their schedules in ways to better accommodate their life choices.
• Our mentoring program encourages younger attorneys to communicate their ideas to the firm’s management and promotes work assignments and opportunities which develop the skills and client relationships necessary for advancement within the firm.
• We encourage and promote involvement in pro bono and community outreach initiatives. Our attorneys are members of and serve on the boards of a variety of organizations committed to improving our community, city and state. Involvement in and leadership of community organizations is an expectation younger attorneys must meet to advance in the firm.

Our attorneys are active leaders and participants in bar associations and other programs and organizations that promote diversity in the legal profession and in the community.

The firm also supports financially, and through the participation of our lawyers, many local and national diversity initiatives.

Click here to download our most recent program initiatives.