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Ballard Spahr LLP issued the following announcement on July 14.
For the 11th consecutive year, Ballard Spahr has earned Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF). The firm is one of only six law firms nationwide to receive this recognition every year since the program s inception in 2011.
Ballard Spahr was also one of only six firms to meet all six of WILEF’s criteria for Gold Certification.
25% of equity partners or, alternatively, 40% of the attorneys becoming equity partners during the past 12 months are women
10% of women equity partners are women of color or 4% of women equity partners identify as LGBT
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Ballard Spahr, LLP issued the following announcement on Fe. 3.
The Salt Lake City office of Ballard Spahr has achieved certification from the Utah Center for Legal Inclusion (UCLI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing equity and inclusion in Utah’s legal profession.
To become UCLI certified, organizations must provide their members with training, adopt and implement a diversity and inclusion policy, and demonstrate involvement with UCLI educational events and programs.
“Ballard Spahr has a longstanding and firmly held commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our office is a strong contributor to that overall and ongoing effort,” said Office Managing Partner Mark Gaylord. “I’m proud of the work attorneys in our office have invested and will continue to invest in helping our industry broaden its perspectives and become a more welcoming and vibrant professional community.”