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Originally posted by sgtclub
My firm (a bigger player) openly recruits gay lawyers - each recruiting season they send around an email asking if those that are gay would agree to be listed for the purposes of both the firm being able to list the number of openly gay lawyers and to act as a mentor during the recruiting process.
By the way, on this whole subject of diversity, it is my understanding that it is not a problem of demand on the firms' part, but of supply. Not sure if this is because of disproportionately low number of minorities graduating from law school or a low number that meet the firms' hiring criteria (as adjusted for affirmative action).
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Wow....we do recruit.
I was going to say my experience has never been that they actively recruit gay folks. Out here (PA) they claim to be ok with orientations other then hetero and they are polite enough, but I don't really think they are ok with it. California though it always struck me for the most part, as a nonissue. And thank goodness.
Though I have noticed the occasional you're gay? Awesome, another minority for the checklist, thing going on from time to time.
I think it is great your firm does this however. I would have loved to have had a mentor, especially very early on in my career, who would have understood some of the more unique issues I faced and given me some advice on how to deal with them.
