> Insights > Foley & Mansfield Adopts Mansfield Rule 2.0 to Drive Diversity in Leadership Roles and Lateral Hiring

> Insights > Foley & Mansfield Adopts Mansfield Rule 2.0 to Drive Diversity in Leadership Roles and Lateral Hiring

Foley & Mansfield Adopts Mansfield Rule 2.0 to Drive Diversity in Leadership Roles and Lateral Hiring

July 30, 2018News

The national defense firm of Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that the firm has signed on to Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule 2.0, a pioneering initiative that helps law firms diversify candidate pools for significant leadership positions. It measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women, LGBTQ+, and minority lawyers – at least 30% of the candidate pool – for promotions, senior level hiring, and significant leadership roles in the firm.

Foley & Mansfield’s adoption of the Mansfield Rule is an integral part of the firm’s heightened focus on stimulating diversity and inclusion in its ranks. Evidence of the firm’s recent progress in this arena include being named a 2018 Top Firm for Diversity in the American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard, and earning the ranking of #11 on the National Law Journal 2018 Women’s Scorecard.

“We are proud to be a part of the Mansfield Rule 2.0 initiative. It’s not just lip service at F&M. The Mansfield Rule 2.0 provides a concrete framework that emphasizes our commitment to increasing diversity and inclusion,” said Joseph Rejano, co-chair of the firm’s nationwide Diversity Committee and a partner in the firm’s Chicago office.

The rule, named after Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to the practice of law in the United States, was one of the winning ideas from the 2016 Women in Law Hackathon hosted by Diversity Lab in collaboration with Bloomberg Law and Stanford Law School.

 

If you have additional questions about our adoption of the Mansfield Rule 2.0, please contact firm Diversity Chairs Joe Rejano or Jazz Hampton.

Click here for more information on Diversity Lab.

 

Mansfield Rule

Related Practice Areas & Industries

View All Practice Areas & Industries

Related Locations

View All Locations

Related Professionals

View All Professionals

Recent News & Insights

  • Foley Mansfield Team Obtains Favorable Result on Appeal For Women’s Clothing Retailer

    Foley Mansfield Partners Angela Sayre, Chair of the Real Estate practice group, and Margaret (“MJ”) Johnson, Chair of the Appellate practice group, teamed up for a second victory...

  • National Law Firm, Foley Mansfield, Designates New Midwest and West Coast Office Managing Partners

    Los Angeles, CA and St. Louis, MO, 7/2/2025 - Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce that Partner Alexa Newton has been selected as the Office Managing Partner in St....

  • Summary Judgment in Products Liability Traumatic Brain Injury Case Secured by New York Trial Team

    Foley Mansfield is pleased to announce a significant litigation victory in Hollman v. KSK 786 Inc., et al. (Index No. 516953/2020), where the Supreme Court, Kings County, granted...

  • Foley Mansfield Secures Defense Verdict in Silica Wrongful Death Trial

    LOS ANGELES, JUNE 6, 2025 — Foley Mansfield is pleased to report a significant victory in Solano-Claustro v. Dal-Tile, a silica wrongful death case tried in Los Angeles Superior Court....