The first two installments of our three-part series highlighting the key takeaways from ILTACON 2022 discussed how law firms and legal departments can leverage data and manage change in their practices to drive innovation. Talent retention was another major theme at the conference—specifically, the importance of providing more inclusive professional development opportunities and DEI initiatives at legal organizations.

Talent retention has been a hot topic lately throughout the legal industry, with first-year pay wars, attorney lateral moves, and the Great Resignation fueling these conversations.

But talent retention issues, at least in part, are likely driven by the lack of inclusive training opportunities and DEI initiatives at legal organizations, ILTACON panelists said. Even though many firms and legal departments are at least talking about these two topics, there are still great strides that need to be made.

We synthesized the ideas presented on DEI at the conference to provide the following three tips for firms and legal departments to improve upon the DEI initiatives and professional development offerings at their organizations. Implementing these strategies can help organizations create more inclusive and diverse environments to better attract and retain a diverse talent base.

1. Don’t Forget the ‘E’ and ‘I’ in DEI.

Law firms and legal departments have taken steps to diversify their organizations over the last few years. But the focus has been on getting diverse...

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