I will say that we were able to transform the workplace overnight when it came to the coronavirus. We can do the same thing when it comes to racism. We have to have the will to do it.
— Legal consultant Michelle Silverthorn, founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, commenting on the fact that law firms are surely able to bring on and elevate more Black attorneys, if they’re truly interested in doing so. The following firms listed on the American Lawyer’s 2021 Diversity Scorecard currently do not have any Black partners: Berry Appleman & Leiden; Wood Smith Henning & Berman; Kobre & Kim; Knobbe Martens; Greenspoon Marder; Snell & Wilmer; McAfee &; Taft; SmithAmundsen; Day Pitney; Cole Schotz; Goulston & Storrs; Fennemore Craig; Von; Briesen & Roper; Morris, Manning & Martin; Irell & Manella.
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Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked 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.