The Reason Why This General Counsel Told A Group Of All White Attorneys To GTFO

Diversity in the legal profession matters, and this GC wants to make sure all law firms know that.

By Staci Zaretsky on April 18, 2018 1:48 pm

‘Diverse’ lawyers?

I’m sorry to do this, but you really are wasting our time. This meeting is over.

— an unnamed general counsel describing how a law firm looking for a client relationship was politely kicked out of the company’s office after arriving for a meeting with a team of eight middle-aged white men, despite the fact that the GC had requested a diverse group of lawyers.

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Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.