Book contents
- Diversity in Practice
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Diversity in Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Rhetoric and realities
- The action after the Call
- Diversity and talent at the top
- Explaining social exclusion and the ‘war for talent’ in the UK’s elite professional service firms
- 2 Entering professional careers
- 3 Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys
- Index
- Books in the series
- References
The action after the Call
What general counsels say about the value of diversity in legal purchasing decisions in the years following the“Call to Action”
from 1 - Rhetoric and realities
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2016
Book contents
- Diversity in Practice
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Diversity in Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Book part
- Introduction
- 1 Rhetoric and realities
- The action after the Call
- Diversity and talent at the top
- Explaining social exclusion and the ‘war for talent’ in the UK’s elite professional service firms
- 2 Entering professional careers
- 3 Inequality and opportunity in the careers of diverse attorneys
- Index
- Books in the series
- References
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- Diversity in PracticeRace, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers, pp. 37 - 80Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016
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