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Date: June 14, 2018

Foley & Mansfield Ranks #92 Nationally in The American Lawyer 2018 Diversity Scorecard To learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, visit https://www.foleymansfield.com/about/diversity/

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Date: June 14, 2018
by foleyandmansfield

Foley & Mansfield Ranks #92 Nationally in The American Lawyer 2018 Diversity Scorecard To learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, visit https://www.foleymansfield.com/about/diversity/

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Foley & Mansfield is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked #92 in The American Lawyer’s 2018 Diversity Scorecard with 16.6% minority attorneys and 9.7% minority partners based on 2017 averages.

The annual scorecard is one of the leading benchmarks measuring law firm diversity, calculating and ranking the diversity of partners and associates at Am Law 200 and National Law Journal 250 law firms.

The Diversity Scorecard records the average number of full-time-equivalent minority attorneys at Am Law 200 and National Law Journal 250 law firms in the calendar year 2017. Previously, the Diversity Scorecard rankings were based only on the minority percentage of all U.S. attorneys. The rankings now stress the importance of hiring and promoting minority attorneys to partnership positions. Each firm’s diversity score is calculated by adding the minority percentage of all U.S. attorneys at the firms surveyed to the minority percentage of all U.S. partners at those firms.

Foley & Mansfield has more than 160 attorneys in 14 offices across the U.S.

2018 American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard

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