Warner Norcross + Judd’s 2021 diversity, equity and inclusion report shows slow but steady growth, including a new employee resource group for people of color.
The law firm, which is headquartered in Grand Rapids, also has offices in Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Holland, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Macomb County, Midland and Muskegon. It was ranked in 2022 as one of the top 10 health law firms in the Midwest by the American Bar Association.
In 2021, Warner’s DEI action committee dedicated over 2,000 hours to improve firm policies, training and community investments. The committee also hired a full-time DEI manager, Mandice McAllister, an Ohio State University graduate, to lead the firm’s DEI-related programs and processes.
“Now in the 17th year of publication, our DEI Annual Report is a mechanism to show our efforts and hold ourselves accountable to our vision to become an increasingly more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization,” McAllister said. “As the longevity of this publication indicates, Warner has long been committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. However, in recent years we have been more intentional about operationalizing our work.”
The firm last year also made good on a commitment made in 2020 to diversify its candidate pool, putting a policy in place to ensure that at least 30% of candidates for every position at the firm be from groups currently underrepresented in the firm or in the position being hired. Underrepresented groups this policy covers include...
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