Diversity in Law

The words "Black Lawyers Matter" are not just a clarion call that the Black race matters. They are confirmation that the Black race’s place in the legal profession matters. Explore the reasons why with LSAC Chief Diversity Officer Angela Winfield.

Ebony Freeland Bryant reflects on how the LSAC PLUS Program, which she oversees at Duke Law, has impacted both the students she has worked with and her own life.
By Ebony Freeland Bryant

The team that administers the LSAC PLUS Program at Akron Law reflects on the program’s success and lasting impact.
By Emma K.F. Schulze

Using the PLUS Program as a model, three Texas schools developed a unique model of student-support collaborations between an HBCU and a PWI. 
By Eric Dieter

How we address topics and people in everyday life affects everything and everyone around us. Simply put, language matters.
By Meera E. Deo

Data collection and reporting challenges too often “erase” people and betray our values. We have to do better in order to make change real.
By Kristin Theis-Alvarez

There are many ways to make an impact in law, but one we don’t often hear much about is how people become judges and justices. During a recent LSAC webinar, I was joined by two women who took unique paths in law and are now breaking barriers as members of the judiciary, along with a third pathbreaker who now works to help law school candidates make their own successful transitions to the legal profession.