Recruiting: How to Gain A Diverse Candidate Pool

One of the most common obstacles that law firms face when attempting to recruit and hire ethnically diverse summer associate classes is a dearth of diversity in their applicant pools. Contrary to conventional wisdom - i.e. that there simply are not enough qualified minority law students from which to choose - the reason that many law firms struggle to recruit diverse candidate pools is that they start focusing on diversity too late in the recruiting and hiring process. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Engage with law students of color prior to the firms' formal hiring processes

2. Increase the amount of diversity in their applicant pools

3. Increase the number of law students of color who accept their offers