WHAT IS YOUR POSITION AT YOUR FIRM?
Equity Partner 23% Associate 22% 5-10 years
Under 3 years
36% 29%
3-4 years
17%
Mid-level Associate
17%
Senior Associate
16%
Non-Equity Partner
13% 9%
Of Counsel
30 years or more
1%
26-30 years
1%
color surveyed could not agree that they feel valued at their fi rm sounds a disturbing alarm.
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT OF DIVERSITY
T is is not to suggest that diversity, as a concept and a practice, is not at the forefront of the DuPont PLFs’ concerns—it very much is. It is a core value emphasized by DuPont. In fact, to the Network’s credit, the vast majority of respondents (89 percent) noted that their fi rm had a specialized diversity offi cer, offi ce and/or committee, far above the national average [79 percent1
], and 77 percent stated that the fi rm
aff orded attorneys “ample” opportunity to interact with these offi cers or committees. However, when asked if they believed that their fi rm’s
diversity policies were supported by their management, almost 20 percent responded negatively. What this number off ers in terms of insight is a
potential disconnect between the formal policies that come from the top and the real-world experience of
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21-25 years
2%
11-15 years
11%
16-20 years
3% 46-50 9% 26-30 22% 23
attorneys of color in the ranks. T ough this unoffi cial “lag” behind the policies is not completely unexpected, it is no less noteworthy. T e conclusion reached is that some DuPont PLFs still have work to do in the eff ective implementation of their diversity policies.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Another disconnect between policy and practical applica- tion can be found in the realm of work-life balance. A vast majority of respondents indicated that they have multiple work-life balance options: 88 percent have options that include reduced hours; 72 percent have paternity leave options; 69 percent can work alternative hours; and 43 percent may telecommute. However, despite the availability of these programs,
76 percent of respondents admitted that they have not participated in any work-life balance options. In other words, though the options are there for the taking, most attorneys of color are not taking advantage of them. T is raises the concern that there is an unwritten
perception that if attorneys of color did participate in any of these options, they are not completely committed to
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 DIVERSITY & THE BAR® 31-40 46%
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN WITH YOUR FIRM?
41-45
WHAT IS YOUR AGE? 51-55
7%
56 and over
8% 6% 24 or under 2%
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