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 29th in the 2010 American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard, a jump of 33 spots in the national rankings from 62nd in 2009 in a year when the trend was in the opposite direction.

The survey results of AmLaw 200 firms, published in the March issue of American Lawyer, showed that Chadbourne's percentage of minority attorneys increased from 13.6% of the Firm's total number of lawyers to 16.7%.

Chadbourne also was ranked 30th by MultiCultural Law Magazine in its 2010 "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" listing. The Firm also was ranked 13th in the magazine's "Top 50 Law Firms for Partners" listing, 16th in its "Top 25 Law Firms for Native-Americans" listing, 17th in its "Top 25 Law Firms for Hispanics" listing and 41st in the magazine's "Top 50 Law Firms for Associates" listing.

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.