Adams and Reese received a “Diversity Initiative” award at the inaugural 2023 Southeastern Legal Awards, held June 22 in Atlanta and presented by the national legal media company ALM.
The Diversity Initiative award goes to a Southeast-based law firm that has embraced diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and has had proven DEI results. There were only two firms presented with this award – Adams and Reese and King & Spaulding.
Since its founding in 1951, Adams and Reese has benefited from diverse leadership in a variety of capacities, including Executive Committee members, Practice Group Leaders, Partners in Charge, and client and practice team leaders. Since 2008, Adams and Reese has been listed among the Top 200 Law Firms in Diversity on the American Lawyer Media Diversity Scorecard.
Adams and Reese is Mansfield Certified, meeting the national standard of widening the talent pool to increase diversity in leadership positions. Adams and Reese is recognized as a “Trendsetter” for law firms that have achieved Mansfield Certification between 2-4 years.
The Mansfield Certification adds to several honors and achievements earned by Adams and Reese in its diversity efforts, including the “SILVER Seal” by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association; and the “Outstanding Diversity Champion” by the Houston Business Journal, to name a few.
Adams and Reese is a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), an organization of more than 400 corporate chief legal officers and general counsel of major corporations or law firm managing partners. Within the LCLD, rising Adams and Reese attorneys participate in the Fellows and Pathfinders programs, connecting attorneys with leading general counsel, managing partners, and their peers for mentoring and career guidance.
Adams and Reese is a member of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), a networking advisory coalition of more than 250 law firms and corporations advancing diversity, by championing the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys. Adams and Reese attorneys also participate in the AdvanceLaw Diversity Mentorship Program.
Adams and Reese prides itself on mentorship and advancement programs within the firm, including AR ARROW (Advancement, Recruitment, and Retention of Women), Diverse Attorney Advancement and Promotion (DAAP), and an annual Diversity Summit.
Learn more about Adams and Reese Diversity programs.