Recognizing that one of the best ways to increase the number of minority lawyers in large firms is to increase the pool of potential candidates, from law students to lateral hires, the Chicago Committee commissioned a survey designed to track perceptions held by minority summer associates regarding large law firm practice.
The Chicago Committee hopes that the findings from the survey will provide member firm management with information that will help them better understand the summer associate experience from a minority law student’s perspective. This information can be used by member firms when deciding what programs and practices should be kept and what should be adopted in order to improve the experience of their summer associates.