On October 20, 2020, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) honored BakerHostetler with a “Top Performer” award in recognition of the firm’s continued commitment to diversifying the legal industry and helping lawyers of every background thrive. The award pays tribute to organizations that are in the top 20 percent for participation in LCLD programs and activities, which are designed to encourage a new and more diverse generation of attorneys to rise to positions of leadership in their companies and firms. BakerHostetler attorneys have been participants in LCLD’s national Alumni Executive Council, Fellows Program, Pathfinder Program and more.
LCLD also honored BakerHostetler as a “Top Performer” in 2019.
Founded in 2009, LCLD consists of more than 320 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse legal profession. Action programs are created to attract, inspire and sharpen leadership and relationship skills, producing tangible results that facilitate greater inclusiveness in institutions and circles of influence with the goal of building a more open, all-encompassing industry.