Chief Diversity Equity amp Inclusion Officer

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Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer
The candidate will lead the development and execution of the firm’s diversity strategy as well as ongoing and new initiatives to continue to build and support a more inclusive culture and embrace a widely diverse workforce. Will have firm-wide responsibility and authority to promote the awareness of diversity and inclusion issues both internally and externally, for both staff and attorneys. Will collaborate closely with peers and directors responsible for recruiting and retention, training and development, practice development, and other related areas on issues of diversity and inclusion, as well as with firm leaders, business resource groups, and both office and practice leaders. Will be a key spokesperson for the firm’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal and business communities and with clients. Will also serve as the firm’s representative at key national and local community events, activities, groups, and professional organizations, and have strong relationships and the ability to collaborate on best practices with peers in other organizations on diversity and inclusion. Will be expected to serve as a positive role model, mentor and change agent to the firm’s attorneys and staff, and to perform all responsibilities in a way that supports and promotes the firm’s commitment to providing exceptional service internally and to its clients. Lead the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for lawyers and staff, including implementation of strategy, best practices, programs, initiatives and training. Coordinate integration of the diversity plan throughout the firm’s on-going business strategy, recruiting, retention and development efforts. Influence through educating and serving as a change agent for the organization. Promote a cohesive and inclusive overarching culture while maintaining a sense of local identity in various office locations. Serve as an advisor to senior firm management in the area of diversity and inclusion and periodically report to the Executive Committee and Board. Lead team in providing firm responses to diversity inquiries and maintaining key statistics and materials supporting and reinforcing our commitment to a diverse workforce and inclusive culture. Work with Practice Group leaders, D&I Practice Group members, the Chief Client Services Officer and other teams to coordinate client-facing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and initiatives that support the firm’s client outreach, business development and alumni outreach efforts; respond to client RFPs; attend meetings with current and prospective clients in support of such efforts; seek out speaking engagements and opportunities to participate in panel discussions on issues relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. Partner with firm leadership, including office managing shareholders, to develop and support office-level diversity and inclusion plans that support the firm’s overall vision, strategy and goals, including: Developing a Diversity & Inclusion Dashboard and establishing defined measures of success, targets, and incremental goals for the short and long term. Collaborating on programs that oversee office recruitment, integration and retention of diverse attorneys and staff. Collaborating on implementing training and development of firm leadership on implicit bias and other diversity-related trainings for all attorneys and staff. Serve as an advisor and thought leader for all firm-wide Diversity & Inclusion-related communications and all external Diversity & Inclusion related communications and initiatives. Co-Chair the Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee (DISC), provide support to the firm’s Business Resource Groups, and direct the Diversity and Inclusion Ambassadors Program. Oversee the efforts of the firm’s Attorney Business Resource Groups and manage the creation of firm-wide resource groups for staff. Collaborate with local organizations by serving as a liaison to them in their DEI-related initiatives, events (internal and external) and other projects. Attend related conferences, meetings and other internal and external programs to acquire and report on practices, new approaches and other information to improve the firm’s diversity and inclusion initiatives; speak at and otherwise represent the firm at conferences, meetings and in other forums about diversity and inclusion issues generally and about the firm’s programs in those areas specifically.

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