I, Jenny Gassman-Pines, personally commit to the following:

Personal Commitment

• I will partner with a general counsel to collaborate on a joint diversity pipeline project, such as hosting a joint summer clerk or hosting an interviewing skills workshop.
• I will speak to diverse alumni and gather their input about how the firm can improve our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• I will partner with one of our firm’s junior diverse attorneys to collaborate on at least one speaking or teaching opportunity that will give them external visibility.
• I will represent the firm at local affinity bar or alumni events geared toward diverse law school alumni.

Organizational Commitment

• Our firm commits that diversity, equity and inclusion is and will remain core to our firm’s principles and practices.
• With respect to hiring new attorneys:
• Our firm will ensure that, for each group of candidates who we interview for attorney positions, at least one candidate will be diverse.
• We will adhere to recommended best practices in our attorney interviews, including engaging in a blind review of applicant writing samples.
• With respect to developing a pipeline of talent:
• Our firm’s summer program will continue to focus on providing experiences to diverse attorneys.
• We will work with local affinity bars and diversity groups to accomplish this aim.
• With respect to retention and promotion of diverse talent:
• We will ensure that each of our firm’s governing committees align on the firm’s broader diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, and that each committee creates goals through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access lens that are specific to the committee’s purpose.
• We will ensure our attorneys receive ongoing trainings regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access.
• With respect to fostering diversity and inclusion industry-wide:
• The firm will commit to prioritizing diverse or women attorneys and firms as local counsel, as appropriate.
• The firm will commit to consider diverse or women-owned suppliers for outside, non-labor spend.