Corporate Roundtable

The Corporate Roundtable is for our in-house legal department members (“Corporate Members”). Many of the employees of our Corporate Members are interested in improving the diversity, equity, and inclusion of their organizations and outside counsel, but are unsure of how to make progress. The PLDIC’s Corporate Members are in a unique position to advocate for change, both within their organizations and with their outside counsel. The Corporate Roundtable meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month from 3-4 p.m. from October-June virtually via Zoom. During these roundtable meetings, in-house counsel and legal professionals from our Corporate Members hold collaborative discussions and make presentations about best practices, tools, and programs to source diverse outside counsel and to enhance the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of our law firm members, and in turn, the Corporate Members’ own legal departments. If your in-house legal department is interested in joining the Corporate Roundtable, email Ena.

The PLDIC offers events and programs for our Corporate Members that will help equip them the tools they need to succeed, as well as provide valuable CLE credits at no cost.

VIEW UPCOMING EVENTS for corporate members

The founding members of the Corporate Roundtable have created a Member Handbook, accessible on our members only page, providing guidance to our Corporate Members about Collecting Diversity Metrics from Outside Counsel and the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Diverse In-House Attorneys. Stay tuned for an update to this guide on Relationship Building Programs between Diverse Outside Counsel and In-House Clients.

VIEW THE HANDBOOK

 

Law Firm Roundtables

In May 2022, the PLDIC launched the Law Firm Roundtable Collaboration Program.

This program brings together like-sized law firms in a series of facilitator-led, cohort-based roundtable discussions on Recruitment and Retention with the PLDIC member organizations.

All PLDIC member law firms are welcome to participate in this program!

The PLDIC was formed with the premise that diversity, equity, and inclusion will only improve in the Pittsburgh legal community if we work collaboratively. However, not all of our member organizations are alike in size or resources. Based on the feedback PLDIC Executive Director Ena Lebel received during her listening tour, it became clear that the top two priorities for our members are recruitment and retention. One proven way to increase the recruitment and retention of a diverse group of attorneys is through meaningful actions on DEI. But the resources and strategies that our larger member organizations can employ are not the same that our smaller member organizations can utilize. Additionally, law firms use different strategies than legal departments.

Through these roundtable discussions, our member law firms have an opportunity to learn and develop DEI strategies and solutions from collaborating with each other.

We highly suggest that you send a member of your executive team, your Chief Diversity Officer, or both individuals to participate in the roundtable program. As the topics for discussion evolve, you may choose to bring other stakeholders from your firm to these meetings.

If your firm is interested in participating in the Law Firm Roundtable Program, contact Ena.