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Date: October 21, 2022

Foley Mansfield Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner

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Date: October 21, 2022
by foleyandmansfield

Foley Mansfield Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner

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Foley Mansfield 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). The designation recognizes those law firms and corporations which have demonstrated a strong commitment to building more diverse organizations and a more inclusive legal profession.

LCLD, one of the nation’s leading organizations promoting diversity in the practice of law, consists of more than 430 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. 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 of the following requirements in a single calendar year:

  • Member attendance at the LCLD Annual Membership Meeting and/or Member attendance at a Leadership Summit and/or submission of a Leader’s Pledge.
  • Participation in the LCLD Fellows and Pathfinder Programs. Click here to read more on Anna Kohut, Foley Mansfield’s LCLD Fellow, and Ye Xu, our LCLD Pathfinder.
  • Participation in an LCLD Pipeline program (the 1L Scholars program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program).

Click here to learn more.

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