CCIE is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization so all contributions are tax-deductible. Please consider adding CCIE to your list of favorite charities as you plan your charitable giving this year. |
| Thank you to our 2010 Contributors |
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CCIE Summit Sponsor
CCIE Ascent Sponsors
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
CCIE Ridgeline Sponsors
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
Qwest Communications
Holland & Hart LLP
Patton Boggs LLP
CCIE Diversity Supporters:
--Arnold & Porter LLP
--Association of Corporate Counsel - Colorado Chapter
--Baker & Hostetler LLP
--Ballard Spahr LLP
--Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar Association
--Colorado GLBT Bar Association
--Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
--Colorado Indian Bar Association
--Colorado Pledge to Diversity Legal Group
--Colorado Women's Bar Foundation
--Consultiium LLC
--Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
--Denver City Attorney's Office
--Dorsey & Whitney LLP
--Faegre & Benson LLP
--Ford & Harrison LLP
--GHPHorwath PC
--Gordon & Rees LLP
--Greenberg Traurig LLP
--Heizer Paul LLP
--Hensley Kim & Holzer LLC
--Hogan & Hartson LLP
--Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
--Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
--Isaacson Rosenbaum PC
--Kamlet Reichert LLP
--Kutak Rock LLP
--Law Week Colorado
--Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
--Littler Mendelson PC
--McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP
--McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
--Morrison & Foerster LLP
--Perkins Coie LLP
--Reilly Pozner LLP
--Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
--Sherman & Howard LLC
--Snell & Wilmer LLP
--University of Colorado Law School
--University of Denver Sturm College of Law
--Wells Anderson & Race LLC
--Wheeler Trigg Kennedy LLP
--White and Steele PC
--Xcel Energy Inc. |
| Legal Organizations Piloting the CCIE Inclusiveness Manual |
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Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck LLP
Colorado Attorney General's Office
Denver City Attorney's Office
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Kamlet Reichert LLP
Qwest Communications
White and Steele, PC
Xcel Energy | |
7 ETHICS or 8 General CLE Credits
Still trying to decide whether you should attend the 4th annual Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit on Tuesday, March 16th at DU Law School?
This year's Summit offers not only 3 full strands of workshops on diversity training, diversity and inclusiveness, and balanced hours programs, but also offers you the opportunity to fulfill 8 general or 7 ethics credits for your CLE requirements. All in just one day!
To read more about the conference click here or to register click here. |
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CCIE in the News
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CCIE was recently highlighted in the ABA Journal (February 2010 Issue). The article "Just Like Everyone" discusses legal organizations working on inclusiveness efforts for employees, including LGBT employees.
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Beyond Diversity: Inclusiveness in the Legal Profession, CCIE's how-to manual for legal organizations working to create cultures of inclusion will be the focus of two upcoming articles. Be sure to read the March issues of The Colorado Lawyer and The Docket to learn how this first-of-its-kind manual will be changing the legal landscape. |
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CCIE Partners with Goodwill
CCIE is partnering with Goodwill Industries of Denver to recruit employers for internships for high school students interested in pursuing the law. Hiring a Goodwill intern is a way to create a diverse pipeline of talent into the legal profession. Students are pre-screened and managed by Goodwill and many students are bilingual. Click here to see more information and to download the flyer. Interested employers should sign up by April 1 by e-mailing Alison Yeager or calling her at 303.650.7714.
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2010 Pledge Kick-Off Reception
The Colorado Pledge to Diversity Legal Group recently held a kick-off  reception for diverse 1L students at DU and CU who have applied to the Pledge program for summer employment. For more information about the Pledge Group, go to www.cptd.org.
Leslie Fields (second from right), Faegre & Benson,
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ABA: The Recession Is Undermining Diversity Initiatives
An American Bar Association report, "Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Next Step," confirms concerns expressed by diversity advocates since the economic recession began: spending on law firm diversity initiatives has been impacted and layoffs are undoing all of the gains the profession has made in increasing diversity.
The report offers no hard numbers on spending cuts for diversity initiatives but does declare that "the recession is drying up monies for diversity initiatives and creating downsizing and cutbacks that may disproportionately and negatively affect lawyer diversity - thereby undoing the gains of past decades."
It is the result of a year-long study that included surveys, regional hearings, roundtable discussions and a diversity summit held in June that drew 200 representatives of law firms, corporate law departments and diversity advocates. The goal was to create a "functional roadmap for advancing diversity in the legal profession," ABA President Carolyn Lamm wrote in the report.
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What Women Want: Partnership Details
AmLaw Daily Reports on a Recent NALP Decision
A recent AmLaw Daily article highlights a recent controversial decision by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). The debate centers around NALP acceding to pressure by member law firms not to capture details about partnership structures - namely, a breakdown of equity versus non-equity partners in their ranks to include in its annual Directory of Legal Employers. One reason given by the firms is that the distinctions are a matter of firm business and firms aren't obligated to share the information. However, women and minority lawyers say there should be greater transparency about the number of equity and nonequity partners at law firms. |
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Save the Date
The Asian Pacific Bar Association will celebrate its 20th Anniversary on Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at the Seawell Grand Ballroom, Denver Center for the Peforming Arts. Check their website for more information as well as registration details. For more information, contact Mechelle Faulk at mfaulk@duffordbrown.com.
The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Managmeent in partnership with No Credits Productions will bring Black Indians: An American Story, to Five Points on March 10th. This award-winning documentary brings to light a forgotten part of America's past - the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. The film will be followed by a panel discussion addressing issues of mixed ancestry from both their personal and professional perspectives. For more information contact Jeanne Rubin, jeannerubin@iiirm.org. |
Denver Urban Debate League Needs Your Help
Sponsor inner-city high school students participating in the Denver Urban Debate League to attend their annual banquet on Saturday, March 20th at 6:00 p.m. at DU Law School. You can pay for one or more students to attend and/or their parents or the whole family! Click here to contribute. The Awards Banquet is open to anyone to attend as well. Rosemary Rodriguez is the keynote speaker at the banquet.
If you would like to volunteer as a judge or banquet volunteer at the last debate tournament of the year, which is being held at DU Law School on Friday, March 19th - Saturday, March 20th, please contact Jessica Anne Clark. No debate experience is necessary and training is available on-site. Come meet these engaging teens!
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