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At Miller Canfield, we view our diversity efforts and accomplishments as the manifestation of the way we live our firm's values. But also importantly, they ensure that we are attracting and retaining the very best talent in the profession, which is good for the firm, our future and our clients.
Miller Canfield is the first Michigan-headquartered firm to earn Mansfield Plus Certification, which measures whether law firms have affirmatively considered women and attorneys of color for leadership and governance roles, equity partner promotions and lateral positions. We partnered with Diversity Lab, the national incubator for law firm diversity programs, and received the highest scores in piloting its OnTrack for Leadership program to support the retention, advancement and business development efforts of women and minority attorneys.
Miller Canfield has adopted specific programs and measurable diversity goals in the areas of attraction, retention and business development, including:
- Appointment of a Chief Diversity Officer to oversee changes to firm structures and policies
- Adoption of a diversity scorecard, which tracks hiring, retention, work allocation and the makeup of client service teams
- Holding firm leadership accountable during evaluations to meet measurable inclusiveness goals
- Business development training for new and experienced attorneys, with a focus on building teams
- Mentoring for new attorneys
- Diverse and exciting work assignments for associate attorneys
- Reduced-hours path to principalship
- Development of programs to enhance attraction and retention of women, including a firm-wide Women's Initiative
- Reduced and flexible work schedules
- Diversity training for attorneys and staff
- Diversity Committee member included on interview agenda for all new hires
- Refinement of the RFP process to ensure inclusion of diverse attorneys
- Strengthening pipeline initiatives
- Strategic, diverse lateral hiring
