PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DIVERSITY IN THE PROFESSION
Welcome!
 Chair, Ruthe C. Ashley California ALL Sacramento, CA |
The American Bar Association's Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Profession offers programs and services to improve diversity in the "pipeline" to the legal profession. Our charge is to increase the number of people of color on the track to becoming lawyers. This work starts with grade school and consummates with bar passage. One of our initiatives is the Pipeline Diversity Conference, held November 2005. As a special committee of the ABA Board of Governors, the Advisory Council on Diversity works with key association leadership to spearhead pipeline diversity issues, such as law school admissions, bar examination passage, and paucity of minority males in law school. Continued... |
Upcoming Events - Workshop & CLE Program
Intensive half-day regional workshop and CLE program on PRACTICES, PROGRAMS & PIPELINE DIVERSITY
Friday, October 10, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M.
University of New Mexico School of Law, Room 2402
1117 Stanford NE
1 University of New Mexico
12:45 to 5:00pm
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What are law schools, bar associations, and other professions doing?
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How do you know if your initiative is working?
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What can you learn from others who are making it work?
Your organization is among the growing number of groups that have a program, project, or initiative designed to increase diversity in the pipeline to the legal profession—or you are on the verge of starting one. Now it’s time to make certain your initiative is working.
Presented by: American Bar Association Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity and co-sponsored by the University of New Mexico School of Law Pipeline Committee, the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association and the Hispanic National Bar Association. REGISTRATION FORM
For more information, contact Robin L. Rone, 312-988-5137
9th Annual Judicial Clerkship Program
Judicial Clerkship Program - A joint effort of the Advisory Council on Diversity and the Judicial Division, the program is designed to bring judges and traditionally underrepresented law students together through structured networking activities. Students are able to demonstrate their knowledge and research skills in a small group setting while interacting with the judges in a team building effort.
Application deadline for the 9th Annual Judicial Clerkship Program - October 27, 2008. For more information, contact Sharon Tindall at (312) 988-5642.
ABA and LSAC Developing Pipeline Diversity Directory
The ABA Advisory Council on Diversity and the Law School Admission Council have launched a major research project to identify programs that encourage students of color to consider and prepare for legal careers.
This free service presents key information on programs from across the country in an easily accessible, succinct format. Enter your organization's pipeline initiatives in this comprehensive online database.
Search the Pipeline Directory.
Please feel free to contact us if you would like to contribute additional materials or report a broken link.
