Diversity

At Chadbourne & Parke, we take great pride in the Firm’s commitment to building and nurturing a workplace of diverse individuals with varied backgrounds and interests. The following principles are the foundation of this commitment:

• pursuit of equity, inclusion and pluralism in our policies, practices and business relationships
• recruitment of the best from a diverse candidate pool
• sustenance of a fair, inclusive, non-judgmental and respectful working environment

Chadbourne rose to 28th in the 2011 American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard, up from 29th in 2010.

The survey results of AmLaw 200 firms, published in the June issue of American Lawyer, showed that Chadbourne's percentage of minority attorneys increased for the second year in a row.

Chadbourne also was ranked 12th by MultiCultural Law Magazine in its 2011 "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" listing, up from 30th last year. The Firm ranked 13th in its "Top 50 Law Firms for Partners" listing and 19th in its "Top 50 Law Firms for Associates" listing, and received further recognition by being ranked in the magazine's lists of the top firms for women, Asian Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans.

Chadbourne is a charter signatory to the Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s 2003 Statement of Diversity Principles; the Association’s revised goals and mission statement of 1998, the Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Legal Departments for the Retention and Promotion of Women; and the Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Lawyers’ 1991 Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for Increasing Minority Hiring, Retention and Promotion; Association of the Bar of the City of New York’s Committee to Enhance Diversity in the Legal Profession. Download our diversity principles PDF.