Beyond the Numbers: Clients Want to Know About Culture of Diversity at Law Firms

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Beyond the Numbers: Clients Want to Know About Culture of Diversity at Law Firms: Clients are pushing law firms to disclose more and more diversity-related information in order to earn their business, according to Lloyd Freeman, chief diversity officer at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. by Legal Speak

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Beyond the Numbers: Clients Want to Know About Culture of Diversity at Law Firms

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