In a legal landscape where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts are under scrutiny, attorneys have a unique role to play in effecting racial equity within their organizations and the broader community. Susan Sturm of Columbia Law School outlines strategies that legal professionals can adopt to foster a more equitable environment. She proposes that by creating “microspaces of justice,” lawyers can gradually instigate transformational change.
These spaces, within firms or broader legal settings, serve as starting points for larger justice drives. Sturm’s insights arrive at a crucial time as some law firms re-evaluate their commitment to DEI initiatives. For attorneys looking to be catalysts for change, understanding these strategies is paramount in sustaining progress toward racial equity. More details on these concepts are available in Sturm’s article on Law360.