Diversity

Carter Ledyard has a long-standing commitment to diversity, and one of our primary goals is to recruit, retain and promote a diverse group of attorneys and staff throughout the firm. We recognize diversity as an important element of our culture, our business and our values. Differences among our attorneys have made Carter Ledyard stronger, more dynamic and more creative and have resulted in our being better able to serve the needs of our clients. Our commitment to maintain a diverse workforce remains at the center of our recruiting, retention and promotion efforts as we seek to maintain a culture which allows every Carter Ledyard employee to reach his or her full potential. Carter Ledyard is proud of its ongoing commitment to increasing diversity throughout our firm. In furtherance of our efforts to provide equal opportunity for all, Carter Ledyard has participated in a number of programs and has instituted a range of initiatives that will enhance our professional lives and contribute to the success of the firm.

Diversity Committee Members

• James Gadsden (Chair)
• Bhavna Agnihotri
• Rose Auslander
• Jeffrey Boxer
• Jerome Caulfield
• June Chotoo
• Christine A. Fazio
• David J. Fernández
• Austin Keyes
• Richard N. Kim
• Stephen Lappert
• Della P. Richardson
• Michael Shapiro
• Libby Babu Varghese

Recruiting Efforts

• New York City Bar Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers (City Bar Fellowship Program)
• New York City Metro Area LGBT Career Fair
• VAULT/MCCA Legal Diversity Career Fair - August 7, 2009
• Northeast Regional Black Law Students Association Job Fair (NEBLSA) - August 21, 2009 
• NYU School of Law - Participation in the following programs:
  • Recruitment and Career Development Issues for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Attorneys in the Private Sector
  •  Joint Programming Opportunities with Various Student Organizations
    • APALSA
    • BALSA
    • LaLSA
    • MELSA
    • OUTLaw
    • SALSA

Fellowship Programs

• City Bar Fellowship Program

• Minority Fellowship in Environmental Law Program
  Attorneys at the firm have assisted in this program, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association's Environmental Law Section and the New York City Bar Association's Environmental Law Committee. This fellowship provides a stipend to the selected law students who live or go to law school in New York State to work with an environmental not-for-profit or environmental agency over a ten week period during the summer. Our attorneys have served as mentors to the fellowship recipients.

Affinity Groups at CL&M

• Women Attorneys at the Firm
• Minority Group

Public School/High School Programs

• Thurgood Marshall Program