Colorado Campaign for
Inclusive Excellence
1700 Lincoln St., Ste. 3200
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: 303-832-3502
www.colegaldiversity.org
www.legalinclusiveness.org
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. |
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Thank you to our 2010 Contributors
CCIE Ascent Sponsors
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
Walmart Stores, Inc.
CCIE Ridgeline Sponsors
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
Qwest Communications
Holland & Hart LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
CCIE Diversity Supporters
--Arnold & Porter LLP
--Association of Corporate Counsel - Colorado Chapter
--Baker Hostetler LLP
--Ballard Spahr LLP
-CBA/DBA Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee
--Colorado Asian Pacific American Bar Association
-- Colorado Attorney General's Office
--Colorado Bar Association
--Colorado GLBT Bar Association
--Colorado Hispanic Bar Association
--Colorado Indian Bar Association
--Colorado Pledge to Diversity Legal Group
--Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation
--Consultiium LLC
--Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
--Denver Bar Association
--Denver City Attorney's Office
--Dorsey & Whitney LLP
--Faegre & Benson LLP
--Ford & Harrison LLP
--GHPHorwath PC
--Gordon & Rees LLP
--Greenberg Traurig LLP
--Hall & Evans LLC
--Harris Law Firm
--Heizer Paul LLP
--Hensley Kim & Holzer LLC
--Hogan Lovells US LLP
--Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP
--Isaacson Rosenbaum PC
--Janus Capital Management
--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
--Ogletree Deakins PC
--Perkins Coie LLP
--Reilly Pozner LLP
--Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
--Ryley Carlock & Applewhite LLP
--Sam Cary Bar Association
--Sherman & Howard LLC
--Snell & Wilmer LLP
--University of Colorado Law School
--University of Denver Sturm College of Law
--Wells Anderson & Race LLC
--Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
--White and Steele PC
--Xcel Energy Inc. |
| Legal Organizations Participating in CCIE's Inclusiveness Network | |
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP
Colorado Attorney General's Office
Denver City Attorney's Office
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Faegre & Benson LLP
Holland & Hart LLP
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Kamlet Reichert LLP
Qwest Communications
White and Steele, PC
Xcel Energy |
| Upcoming Local Events |
Recruiting Working Group
Meeting
Thursday, July 08
4:00 - 5:00pm
Patton Boggs
1801 California, Suite 4900
Retention Working Group Meeting
Wednesday, July 14
4:00 - 5:00pm
Brownstein Hyatt
410 17th Street, Suite 2200
CCIE Marketing Committee
Meeting
Wednesday, July 21
3:45 - 4:30pm
Greenberg Traurig
1200 17th Street, Suite 2400
CCIE Education Committee
Meeting
Wednesday, July 21
4:30 - 6:00pm
Greenberg Traurig
1200 17th Street, Suite 2400
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| Upcoming National Events |
Rocky Mountain Black Law Student Association Recruitment Fair
September 3, 2010
South Texas School of Law
Houston, Texas
www.nblsa.org
MCCA's 11th Annual Creating Pathways to Diversity Conference
November 11, 2010
New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway
New York, NY
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CCIE's Summer CLE July 15
Solving the Retention Riddle:
Addressing Micro-Inequities
Plan to attend "Solving the Retention Riddle" featuring diversity and inclusive consultants Jeannine Carter (Denver Public Schools) and Patricia Powell (Hummons Consulting) to learn more about bias and how "micro-inequities" impact the legal practice. Presenters will talk about subtle and hidden forms of bias, as well as help participants develop ways to address these issues. This CLE will be held on Thursday, July 15 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Xcel Energy Inc. It is approved for 2 general or 2 ethics credits. Cost to attend is $30; $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students (lunch is included). Register at www.colegaldiversity.org. For more information email Amanda Gonzalez or call 303-832-3503. |
CCIE's Summer CLE July 29
The Role of Unconscious Bias
in Your Legal Practice
Professor Helen Norton | Professor Helen Norton, CU School of Law, will talk about how stereotypes are used by all humans to organize the world around us in CCIE's upcoming CLE - "The Role of Unconscious Bias in Your Legal Practice." She will discuss how such unconscious stereotypes have real-world consequences in the legal practice, as well as identify workplace strategies to combat discrimination. This CLE will be held on Thursday, July 29 from 8:00 to 9:30 am at White and Steele PC. It is approved for 2 general or 2 ethics credits. Cost to attend is $30; $15 for CCIE Pilot members/law students (breakfast is included). Register online at www.colegaldiversity.org. For information email Amanda Gonzalez or call 303-832-3503. |
CCIE Sponsors Bootcamp for Pledge to Diversity Summer Associates and Interns
CCIE's Recruiting Working Group sponsored a Bootcamp for diverse students from DU and CU Law Schools who are participating in the Colorado Pledge to Diversity 1L Summer Clerkship Program on June 4th.  Reilly Pozner LLP hosted a follow-up information session and reception on June 25th for the 1Ls. Both sessions gave the students an opportunity to ask questions and get advice from diverse attorneys and judges. They also learned more about CCIE's innovative work in diversity and inclusiveness in the profession and how to identify potential future employers with cultures that value difference. |
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Upcoming Specialty Bar Dinners
CCIE Executive Director Kathleen Nalty Will Be Honored at CWBA Foundation Dinner
Kathleen Nalty, Executive Director of CCIE, is one of seven women lawyers who will be honored at the fifth annual "Raising The Bar" dinner. The event, organized by the Colorado Women's Bar Association Foundation, will recognize women lawyer leaders of nonprofits and raise money for CWBA's charitable and educational projects. The event will be held on Wednesday, September 1 at the Brown Palace Hotel at 5:30 pm. Individual tickets are $100. Download the event registration form, which includes information about tickets and sponsorship opportunities. For questions, call 303-831-1040 or email Mary Holverstott, Executive Director, CWBA Foundation. If you are purchasing individual tickets and would like to sit with other CCIE attendees, please write a note on your registration form indicating you'd like to sit at the "CCIE" table. Colorado GLBT Bar Association
Annual Dinner September 30
The Colorado GLBT Bar Association will hold its Seventh Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 30 at DU's Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management Building. A cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 pm with dinner following at 6:30 pm. Individual tickets are $75. For questions, tickets, and information about sponsorship opportunities, email Colorado GLBT Bar President Elizabeth Titus or call 303-892-7406. |
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Attend "Getting
Benched" Judicial
Application Process Presentation July 6
Colorado's specialty bar associations will host "Getting Benched:
The Judicial Selection Process from the Inside Out," on July 6 from noon to
1:30 pm in the jury assembly room of the Weld County Court, Plaza West
Building, 910 10th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631. Presenters include Appellate Court
Judge Gilbert Roman, District Court Judge Gilbert Gutierrez, County Court Judge
Michele Meyer, Deputy Attorney General Monica Marquez, and Governor Ritter's
Chief Legal Counsel Craig Welling. This is a free event and lunch will be provided. To RSVP or for more information, email Diego Hunt or call 303-295-8087.
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Employer Deadline July 16 for Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair
Employers who wish to participate in the Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair on September 17 must submit a schedule request by July 16. Employers will be able to select which students to interview August 7 - 16. Attendees will include law students and recent law school graduates. Click here to register. For more information, email info@rmdlcf.com. |
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LSAT
Scholarship for December Exam
The law firm of Snell & Wilmer is accepting applications
for its Diversity LSAT scholarship, which includes LSAT registration fees and
an LSAT preparation course (ACE, Kaplan,
Princeton Review, Score It Up, or TestMasters). The application deadline is
September 3 for the December 2010 exam. Download the application. For
more information, email Kimberly Sterbach or call 602-382-6654. |
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Tips to Help Diverse Associates Succeed
A recent article on Law.com provides tips for success for diverse associates at law firms. It recommends diverse associates find a mentor or mentors with whom they have trust and can speak candidly, realize their supervising attorney is also their client, and learn how to manage deadlines and workload. For more tips, read the full article. |
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Harvard Law Women Opt
Out
A recent article reveals that women who graduate from Harvard Law School are seeking alternatives to traditional legal practice. According
to one survey, the majority of the women in the 1993 class of Harvard Law
School left the fast track to work flex-time or part-time, while approximately
one-third have left the practice planning to return after their children have
grown. Read full article. |
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LGBT DOJ Employees Honored
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Justice Department employees were honored for their contributions during LGBT Pride month. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about accomplishments on LGBT issues including the new federal hate crimes law and the decision to make the Violence Against Women Act applicable to same-sex partners. Read full article. |
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The New Face for Law Firm Diversity
Many legal organizations have realized that simply focusing on headcounts does not equate to diversity. A Legal Management article discusses the difference between encouraging diversity and executing a diversity and inclusiveness plan with top down priority. Examples of innovative firm initiatives include: incorporating diversity into attorney and partner evaluation and compensation, treating time spent on diversity as part of billable hours, and encouraging employees to build or enhance a practice based on their backgrounds. Read the full article. These firms are incorporating many of the recommended practices in CCIE's 6-step inclusiveness manual, available at www.legalinclusiveness.org. |
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Making Diversity an Enduring Core Value
To truly increase diversity in the legal profession, law firms and corporate law departments must make diversity a core value, says Stephen D. Yslas, General Counsel for Northrop Grumman Corp. and author of a recent article in The National Law Journal. Yslas encourages law firms to improve retention and promotion. He calls upon corporate counsel to recruit diverse candidates for their law departments and to make clear to law firms that diversity is a core value. Read the full article. |
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