Diversity
The cross-section of men and women who work at McKenna Long & Aldridge (MLA) represent our firm's most valuable resource, with each person contributing to our unique and dynamic environment. Our people often serve as panelists, authors, and keynote speakers on diversity. The firm also maintains recruiting and outreach relationships with key universities and student/professional organizations.
The Committee's mandate is to foster an environment of inclusiveness for all attorneys and staff. It also works to ensure diversity in recruiting, hiring, and development of our personnel by coordinating training opportunities and reaching out to multicultural student, bar, and community organizations.
Diversity at MLA also fosters a collegial atmosphere where ideas flow freely and where respect for those ideas is the norm. Discovering our own strengths and the diverse strengths of those with whom we work allows us to build stronger and more productive working relationships, which benefits both our firm and the clients we serve.
Diversity Spotlight
In celebration of our diversity, the MLA Diversity Committee hosted a special presentation by Ambassador Andrew Young entitled, "The Role of the U.S. in Advancing Civil and Human Rights Abroad" on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in the Atlanta Office, with video- conference broadcasts to audiences in our Albany, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and San Francisco offices. Ambassador Young will also be speaking in our Washington, DC office on March 31, 2009.