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Despite the legal industry’s efforts to enhance diversity in its ranks, it still lags behind many other professions in reflecting the population as a whole.
To illustrate that point, almost half of Brits say they picture someone who works in the legal field as white, according a study by The University of Law. Only 12% said they picture someone who is Black or from another ethnic minority.
And in the U.S., more than 88% of lawyers in the U.S. are white, a worse representation than among architects, engineers, and surgeons, for example. Meanwhile, even though Blacks, Latin Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans make up one-third of the U.S. population and one-fifth of law school graduates, they represent just 7% of firm partners and 9% of counsels at large corporations.