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Corporate Push for Law Firm Diversity Enters a New Phase

by Law.com on July 22, 2008

Wal-Mart, a leading corporate advocate of diversity in the legal profession, is deploying new software to keep a watchful eye on its law firms and make sure the attorneys working on its matters are diverse. The new software is an example of the evolving approach taken by general counsel to ensure more minorities and women are staffing their outside legal assignments. These efforts indicate diversity is entering a new era in corporate America, legal insiders say.

Corporate Push for Law Firm Diversity Enters a New Phase

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