I, Sterling Spainhour, personally commit to the following:

Personal Commitment

• I will be a vocal supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) using my position and influence to advocate for DE&I in my organization. 
• I will meet with diverse members of my team to specifically discuss and understand their backgrounds and experiences in order to understand how to better develop diverse and inclusive leaders within my organization. 
• I will commit to ensuring DE&I at the senior levels of my organization through development, promotion and hiring.
• I will ensure our pipelines are intentional with more specific focus on our development and training of team members. 
• I will support diverse law students by providing opportunities for summer internships, mentoring, and serving as a reference and resource to diverse students. 
• I will co-host a LCLD Leadership Lunch with a LCLD member firm and continue to expand my organization’s involvement with LCLD.
• I will facilitate opportunities for LCLD summer associates to network with leaders within my organization. 
• I will support diverse lawyers and law students as a mentor, sponsor, and champion.

Organizational Commitment

• I will encourage outside law firms working for my organization to utilize diverse attorney teams and support advancement for those diverse attorneys at those firms.
• I will support and develop working relationships with minority and women-owned law firms. 
• I will commit resources to increase and improve outreach, talent development training and learning experiences for diverse attorneys within the organization and with firms. 
• I will regularly discuss my organization’s commitment to DE&I with the legal leadership team and discuss ways to implement organizational change, especially at the senior leadership level. 
• I will encourage mentorship and sponsorship of diverse attorneys and staff within my organization to ensure all groups feel included and are well-represented. 
• I will ensure that DE&I are meaningful components of succession planning and advancement within my organization.