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  • In March 2012, Firm Chair Mark S. Stewart was named to Profiles in Diversity Journal's "CEO Leadership in Action" list.

  • We were named among 2011's "Best Law Firms for Women," according to an annual survey by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)/Flex-Time Lawyers.

  • We earned Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) for our success in providing professional opportunities and leadership roles for women attorneys.

  • We exceed the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) average for similarly sized firms for percentage of female partners, female associates, and minority partners.

  • We achieved a 100 percent rating in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index in 2010 and 2011. The perfect rating recognizes the firm's benefits and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and their families.

  • We were named as one of the "Best Places to Work" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, in recognition of our organizational commitment to LGBT equality.

  • Based on the firm's percentage of minority attorneys, we rose 37 spots on The American Lawyer’s Diversity Scorecard between 2008 and 2011.

  • We are a ten-time recipient of DuPont's Meeting the Challenge Award, which recognizes, among other achievements, our diversity efforts.

  • We made MultiCultural Law magazine's lists of Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity and Top 100 Law Firms for Women for seven years running.

  • One of our partners was recognized as a "Diverse Attorney of the Year" by The Legal Intelligencer.

  • Several of our partners have been awarded the Philadelphia Business Journal's "Women of Distinction" Award.

  • Our pipeline project with Constitution High School—a magnet school with a largely minority student body—won an award from the School District of Philadelphia for best practices in community partnerships.

  • Two of our 13 offices are managed by female partners. Twelve of our practices are led by women, and 10 of our 13 administrative directors are women as well as nine of our 13 office administrators.

  • Our Minority Associates Affinity Group in our Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and Atlanta offices offers diverse first-year law students hands-on help with writing resumes and preparing for interviews.

  • Our Phoenix office is a signatory to the State Bar of Arizona Commitment to Inclusion Goals program. The program's goals are to provide for full participation of all groups of people in the legal profession and to increase the numbers of minority and women lawyers.

  • The Phoenix office also participates in the Diversity Legal Writing Program, which connects second-year minority law students with private law firms to develop writing skills and provide clerking experience.

  • Our Denver office is a member of the Center for Legal Inclusiveness, which brings together law firms and corporate legal departments to increase diversity and inclusiveness in the legal profession. 

  • Our Baltimore office hosts students from the University of Baltimore School of Law's Charles Hamilton Houston Scholars program. This six-week program is designed to educate minority students about the legal profession and encourage them to consider a career in law.

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