NEW YORK – Oct. 2, 2024 - The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) recognized global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP with both the 2024 Top Performer and 2024 Compass Award honors. Earning both designations signals a firm’s commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession, the council noted.
Top Performers are LCLD’s most active member corporations and law firms, representing those organizations with the highest level of engagement with LCLD over the year. The Compass Award recognizes members who engage directly with LCLD, nominate both a fellow and Pathfinder, and participate in at least one pipeline program (1L Scholars or mentoring).
“We are proud of these designations and pledge to continue to lead the way in developing best-in-class programs that ensure all attorneys, particularly those from non-traditional backgrounds, have the opportunity to rise, thrive, and make their mark on the legal profession and, by doing so, elevate the profession for generations to come,” Greenberg Traurig Senior Vice President, Shareholder, and Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer Nikki Lewis Simon said.
Greenberg Traurig is among the organizations with a leader who shared their personal Leader's Pledge to LCLD, in addition to the firm’s pledge. Click here to see the pledge by Greenberg Traurig Co-President Ernest L. Greer.
Earlier in 2024, three Greenberg Traurig attorneys were selected to join the LCLD’s Fellows and Pathfinder programs. The LCLD Fellows Program provides professional and personal development opportunities for diverse, talented, mid-career attorneys at LCLD member organizations. The Pathfinder Program serves a similar purpose for early-career attorneys.
LCLD is composed of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leaders of the profession—who are committed to ensuring that all talent thrives, with the ultimate goal of building a more equitable and diverse legal profession, LCLD said in a press release.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Diversity Initiative: From its inception, Greenberg Traurig has been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Greenberg Traurig is a uniquely empowering and diverse firm built on a foundation of fairness, equality, and authenticity. Through its Social, Racial, and Economic Justice Action Plan, the firm has committed $5 million over five years to help combat systemic racism and support impoverished communities. In addition, the firm’s efforts have been recognized through its achievement of Mansfield Rule Certification Plus from The Diversity Lab, and by local, national, and global publications and organizations including Chambers and Partners. Web: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/general/our-firm/diversity X/Twitter: @GT_Drives.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.