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Recruitment and Retention

We pride ourselves on consistently hiring law students from a wide variety of backgrounds for our summer program, and rely on many resources to ensure that we consider diverse pools of lateral candidates.

Understanding that informal mentoring is another critical element along the path to partnership, we sponsor what has evolved to be one of the Firm’s biggest internal events of the year, the annual Diversity and Inclusion Retreat. It brings together representatives from throughout the Firm, including our minority lawyers, members of the Diversity Committee and other attorneys and managers for a day of fellowship, substantive training and networking.

Community Outreach is Ongoing

Saul Ewing's approach to diversity and inclusion extends to financial support of, and involvement in, organizations that provide services to diverse constituencies. Some of our sponsorships include the following:

Minority Corporate Counsel Association
National Bar Association
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Southeast Regional Conference
South Asian Bar Association of DC Public Interest Fellowship
Philadelphia Diversity Law Group
Harrisburg Minority Job Fair
Delaware Minority Job Fair
Greater Baltimore Committee Bridging the Gap Achievement Awards
Washington Area Legal Recruiters Administrators Association (WALRAA) Annual Diversity Networking Event
Pennsylvania Bar Association Diversity Summit
Philadelphia Bar Association National Symposium on Diversity
Black Law Students Association at the University of MD School of Law Annual Awards and Scholarship Banquet
Asian Pacific American Law Student Association at the University of MD School of Law Annual Diversity Banquet
Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center
Martin Luther King Day of Service
Regional F. Lewis Museum of Maryland Roberto Clemente Exhibit

Diversity

SAUL EWING VISION STATEMENT
Without diversity, we would all look the same, act the same and think the same.

At Saul Ewing LLP, we strive to be a leader among peer law firms in our diversity initiatives. We are proudly committed to diversity and to providing equal opportunities for all to succeed. We define diversity broadly as the differences among people, including race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, language and experiences.

We recognize that diversity among our attorneys enriches the quality of the services the Firm provides to our clients. We recognize that every employee is a vital part of the organization, and we recognize that diversity throughout the entire Firm is essential to our continued success.

DIVERSITY HAPPENINGS

Currier quoted in Metro article about female mentoring in the workplace
August 20, 2012 – Teresa K. D. "Terri" Currier, partner in the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice and Chair of the Women's Development Initiative, was quoted in this article about women mentoring women in the workplace......FULL STORY

Saul Ewing Strengthens Bankruptcy Practice with New Partner Hire Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark
May 21, 2012 – Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce the addition of highly regarded attorney Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark as a partner in the Firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice.....FULL STORY

Saul Ewing LLP Honored to be Named to Multicultural Law Magazine’s Top 100 Law Firms for Women
May 3, 2012 – Saul Ewing is proud to announce that the Firm has been named to MultiCultural Law Magazine's "Top 100 Law Firms for Women" list. The annual listing ranks the nation's top firms that continue to make a positive difference in the drive for diversity and inclusion.....FULL STORY

Indira Sharma participates in University of Baltimore’s BLSA Diversity Symposium
February 21, 2012 – Indira K. Sharma, a member of the Litigation Department and Vice Chair of the Diversity Committee, was one of five panelist who participated in a Diversity Symposium on February 17th that was hosted by the University of Baltimore Law School’s Black Law Students Association....FULL STORY

Saul Ewing launches LGBT Affinity Group
January 23, 2012 – In support of the Firm’s internal networking efforts to nurture a more inclusive culture and work environment, Saul Ewing is happy to announce the establishment of its LGBT Affinity Group....FULL STORY

Firm celebrates MLK Jr. Day with service projects
January 16, 2012 – Today was a day on, not a day off, for staff members and attorneys throughout Saul Ewing who honored the late Martin Luther King, Jr. by painting an elementary school, delivering food to those who need it and making quilts for babies at a children’s hospital....FULL STORY

Saul Ewing LLP to receive "Firm Diversity Award"
January 9, 2012 – The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has selected Saul Ewing LLP as the 2012 recipient of the Firm Diversity Award in recognition...FULL STORY

Something for everyone at firm's 7th Annual Diversity Retreat
November 4, 2011 – A record-breaking 80-plus attorneys from throughout the firm gathered in Baltimore's Reginald F. Lewis Museum on October 20, 2011 for an informative afternoon focused on what it takes to be a successful lawyer – whatever your color, gender or sexual orientation....FULL STORY

HONORS AND AWARDS

2012 Firm Diversity Award from the Black Law Students Association at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
2011 Gold Standard Certification Award from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF), honoring law firms that have integrated women in to the highest leadership positions in the Firm
Seven Women Partners were named Top Women Lawyers in the Northeast by Arrive magazine, 2011
Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Honor Roll of Legal Organizations Welcoming Women Professionals, 2009 and 2011
Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity, Multicultural Law magazine, 2005, 2006 and 2007

STEPS TOWARD DIVERSITY OVER THE YEARS

While Saul Ewing convened its first Diversity Committee in the mid-1990s, the effort intensified in 2001 when the Committee was restructured to include key decision makers. Next, the Firm retained Dr. Arin Reeves of the Athens Group, who conducted a needs assessment and talked to attorneys and staff and gleaned information that resulted in Saul Ewing's Strategic Plan for Diversity.

An eleven-member Diversity Committee pursues the plan's goals and objectives. One of the Committee's traditions has become the Firm's Annual Diversity Retreat, a popular event that is held each Fall and draws attorneys from throughout the Firm. In 2008, conversations among Diversity Committee members led to the establishment of our Women’s Development Initiative, and, in 2011, the Diversity Committee inspired a second affinity group, our LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Group. The Firm is proud of its accomplishments and how Firm management has made diversity a key business priority.