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Diversity and inclusion are business imperatives for the firm, our clients and the legal community. At King & Spalding, we promote and increase diversity and inclusion by:
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Partnering with clients to advance the discussion and to provide opportunities for diverse representation on matters.
Supporting and mentoring our women and diverse lawyers within the firm.
Creating new on-ramps to the legal profession for underrepresented groups.
Working with nonprofit, public and private-sector diversity and inclusion advocates and collaborators in our communities.
Providing pro bono representation for underrepresented groups.
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"Being part of a firm filled with diverse, high-performing colleagues means that together we get better results for our clients and build a more inclusive culture in which each of us can thrive professionally."
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"The firm has undertaken new initiatives to advance and promote social justice and to further foster diversity and inclusion, including collaborative efforts and partnerships with firm clients. I'm proud of what our firm, our lawyers and our business service personnel have been able to achieve."
HAROLD FRANKLIN
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Diversity and inclusion are integral to the business models of our clients. Here are some of the ways we work with and on behalf of our clients to further diversity and inclusion.
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The firm and client Pfizer presented a program focusing on the story of the Dred Scott Decision as told by the direct descendants of Dred Scott, a former slave, and of Roger B. Taney, the Supreme Court chief justice who wrote the historic majority opinion.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month and National Coming Out Day, the firm hosted a client event that included a virtual screening and discussion of the award-winning documentary CURED. CURED illuminates the pivotal campaign by a diverse group of activists and allies that led the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses.
Attendees included in-house counsel from AT&T, The Home Depot, Target, Freddie Mac, Delta Air Lines, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Pictures and Lenovo, among others, as well as members of various state judiciaries.
At this webinar, speakers discussed what civil rights leaders and lawyers are doing to support the Asian American Pacific Islander community and what role corporate America can play in furthering these efforts.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the firm partnered with client Equifax, to co-host a fireside chat with Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Sylvia Mendez, the Mexican-Puerto Rican civil rights activist whose parents – along with several other Mexican American families – challenged the constitutionality of segregated “Schools for Mexicans” in California.
WIIT is a group of 45 King & Spalding women lawyers from different practice areas across the firm. The group held a networking reception for women clients in conjunction with the annual Global Summit of ChIPs, a nonprofit organization that advances and connects women in technology, law and policy.
In this discussion, clients shared impacts on their businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed diversity, inclusion and U.S. national events in 2020. Panelists included general counsel from Emerson, Broadcom, Bristol Myers Squibb, Public Storage and Madewell.
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"I appreciate the way the firm has supported me in my progression to partner. I have had the opportunity to take on leadership positions across the firm - which has allowed me to expand the breadth of my practice in the U.S. and across the globe."
ROBERT BENSON
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"I've enjoyed the opportunity to co-lead the firm's Women's Health Initiative, which leverages our decades of cross-practice experience advising companies in the women's health space."
TACARA HARRIS
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Advising Boards
King & Spalding regularly advises C-suite executives and boards of directors in their efforts to improve diversity and inclusion at all levels of their organization – an imperative to attract the best talent, clients and investors.
Promoting Opportunities with Clients
The Inkwell Series aims to establish and develop supportive relationships among diverse in-house counsel and diverse professionals from various industries, with the goal of generating business referrals, enabling peer mentorship and expanding public awareness of King & Spalding practice areas and experience.
Advancing Social Justice
With a telecommunications client and nonprofit partner Equal Justice Initiative, we are working on an important prisoner’s rights case in Alabama involving one of the most violence-ridden prisons in that state.
We have partnered with multiple clients on Election Protection, a nonpartisan voting rights initiative led by The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
"Shortly after arriving to Dubai, I, along with the Middle East Women’s Alliance created the K&S Connect Initiative in the Middle East. I also joined the Firmwide Women’s Alliance and helped launch the mentorship committee initiative. These programs have built a platform for mentorship and connection among women lawyers that sets the firm apart."
ASAL SAGHARI
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Awareness, Allyship and Advocacy — Conversations About Discrimination and Violence Against the Asian American Pacific Islander Communities:
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Women Impacting IP and Tecnology (WIIT) virtual happy hour:
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The firm hosted “Inclusion in Action” training. More than 1,000 lawyers and business service personnel learned how inclusive interactions across differences can mitigate implicit bias and were provided actionable strategies for engaging in inclusive interactions.
The Biennial Diversity Retreat brings together lawyers from across our offices to discuss opportunities for professional development and make connections unhampered by distance and daily demands. The retreat features workshops and panel discussions, presentations on topics such as business development and career advancement, and small dinners at partners’ homes.
Our 26 Affinity Groups provide an important sounding board and network for diverse lawyers to further shape and advance their practices and careers. Each Affinity Group has its own leadership, focus and budget, and executes its own activities. According to member feedback, these groups are a source of significant personal connections, professional affirmation and practice innovation across the firm. Our affinity groups include women, racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ lawyers, first generation professionals, differently abled lawyers, lawyers who served in the Armed Forces and more.
Part-time and flex-time work options on either a long- or short-term basis, including part-time/reduced-hour schedules while still earning credit toward partnership.
Subsidized, near-site childcare facilities in Atlanta, the largest King & Spalding office location, with priority, discounted access to Bright Horizons childcare centers in all other K&S locations.
Priority, discounted access to in-home care when regular childcare/elder care is unavailable.
A Working Parents Resource and Networking Group that provides concrete support to lawyer transitioning back to work after parental leave.
Market-leading gender neutral parental leave benefits in the U.S., including a ramp-up period for lawyers returning from leave.
"Since joining King & Spalding, I have been incredibly impressed with the overall culture and supportive environment the firm provides our women lawyers - from mentorship to collaboration to career progression. We have such a remarkable roster of powerhouse women in our firm. It's truly inspiring."
JULIA ROMANO
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"I recently connected with a fellow lawyer through the firm's Part-Time/Flex-Time Group, which led to a new client introduction and the firm bringing on a new matter. I would never otherwise have had the opportunity to collaborate with her on a business development, as we are in different offices and practice groups. I'm grateful we were able to connect."
NICOLE PEREIRA
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"Throughout my career - in the Navy, at the EPA and at King & Spalding - I have benefitted from those above me who provided me with new challenges. I try to do the same for young associates at the firm."
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Our Diversity Mentoring and Sponsorship Program pairs diverse mid- and senior-level associates with partner mentors who connect them with firm leaders, help them become more visible internally and externally, and provide career advice.
The Firmwide Women’s Alliance created a mentoring program for women lawyers based on an “office hours” concept, in which women associates register for one-on-one or small group mentoring sessions with women partners who have volunteered their time.
The firm’s Mentor Awards highlight the importance of serving as a mentor, particularly for the benefit of diverse and women lawyers, annually recognizing outstanding mentors across the firm. The specific goal is twofold: (1) to recognize our existing “gold standard” mentors and (2) to encourage other lawyers to emulate them.
Allyship in Action program offered a global audience of lawyers and business services personnel training on becoming a more effective ally to all through a three-stage model of allyship.
Formalizing and Encouraging Mentoring
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Our diversity and inclusion efforts are woven into every aspect of the firm, from professional development and networking to opportunities for serving clients. Following are ways we work to enhance diversity and inclusion within and across the firm.
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African American Lawyers
Asian Lawyers
Atlanta Women
California Diverse Lawyers
Charlotte Women
Chicago Diverse Lawyers
Denver Women
Differently-Abled Lawyers
Firmwide Women’s Alliance
First Generation Professionals
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King & Spalding offers the following benefits to our personnel:
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Alexander Youth Network
American Bar Association Death Penalty
Representation Project
American Civil Liberties Union
American Red Cross
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Andrew P. Stewart Center
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Atlanta Bar Association
The Atlanta Bar Foundation
Atlanta Children’s Shelter
Atlanta Community Foodbank
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Ayuda
Benjamin E. Mays High School
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Catholic Charities
Central Texas Food Bank
Chicago Bar Foundation
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Covenant Village Assisted Living
Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School
Cyrus D. Vance Center for International Justice
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
DC Appleseed Center
DC Legal Aid
DC Volunteer Lawyers Project
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Disability Rights California
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
Disability Rights Florida
Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans
Equal Justice Initiative
Equality Arizona
Evolve - Foundation for International
Legal Assistance
Feeding America
Food Bank For New York City
Fulton County Department of Family
and Children Services
National Women’s Law Center
The Nature Conservancy
The Night Ministry
Operation Gratitude
Partnerships for Children
Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta
Public Counsel
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre
Rapid Defense Network
Red Cross
El Refugio
The Relatives
Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
Ryan’s Rainbow
Save the Children Emergency Fund
The SAFE Alliance
SF Marin Food Bank
The Smyth School
Southern Center for Human Rights
Southern Poverty Law Center
Street Grace Justice Project
Street Law, Inc.
Tahirih Justice Center
Texas Civil Rights Project
Trevor Project
Truancy Intervention Project
UNICEF
United Nations World Food Programme
United Way
University of Texas
Urban Outreach Center of New York
VECINA
Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Voto Latino
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Westside Future Fund
Willing Hearts
Woodruff Arts Center
Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx
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King & Spalding partnered with the ACLU of Georgia to litigate against the Georgia Department of Community Health on behalf of two transgender women who were denied Georgia Medicaid coverage for medically-necessary gender-affirming surgery, despite the same procedures being covered for other beneficiaries. As part of resolving the case, the Georgia Department of Community Health agreed to cover gender-affirming surgery for all Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries.
A team of cross-firm K&S lawyers submitted an amicus brief in support of a petitioner’s right to access survivor benefits unjustly withheld, arguing that the respondent further perpetuated unconstitutional legal, economic and social inequities for the LGBTQ+ community. Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders and the Human Rights Campaign were K&S partners.
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We work with a range of respected corporate and nonprofit partners to expose diverse youth to the legal profession and help more diverse students pursue law school and careers in law.
For decades, we have partnered with nonprofits that lead these fights in specific areas as well as with private-sector entities. Through our long-running pro bono initiatives, our lawyers provide evaluations, advice and representation related to civil rights and liberties.
In 2021 and again in 2022, we had the highest level of involvement in pro bono work in the history of the firm.
King & Spalding is a charter member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, along with other AmLaw 100 firms, to help identify systemic and coordinated pro bono projects and diversity and inclusion initiatives to effectuate positive changes.
King & Spalding has signed on to “Justice Lab: Putting Racist Policing on Trial,” an initiative launched by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana. The firm is partnering with the ACLU to take on cases to challenge improper police conduct.
As part of the Police Accountability and Reform Project, King & Spalding, working with nonprofit partner Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, is performing comprehensive legal analyses to identify barriers to reform in this area.
The Equal Justice in Law Enforcement Initiative brings together the legal community, law enforcement and community members to strengthen relations and educate citizens about their rights in the area of law enforcement. King & Spalding Partner and Diversity Chair Harold Franklin launched this initiative as Atlanta Bar Association president in 2016.
King & Spalding is working with the Alliance for Asian American Justice to protect the rights of survivors of anti-Asian crimes in California.
"In addition to firm initiatives, I appreciate that King & Spalding supports me by supporting the LGBTQ+ youth organization on whose board I serve. It means a lot that the firm invests in me as a lawyer, but also invests in the LGBTQ+ community where we live and work."
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“I started my career at the firm and have been mentored every step of the way by both women and men. This is not unique. The formal, action-oriented programs, the informal mentorships and friendships, and the firm focus on professional development create an environment where women can and do succeed.”
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King & Spalding partners with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), the nation’s largest incubator supporting and educating Black entrepreneurs and small-business owners. The partnership includes pro bono legal counseling, a resource video library of legal topics and a multiyear financial commitment.
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we redoubled our efforts, working with nonprofits and community organizations to contribute to wider systemic changes in the legal sector and our global communities. Following are just some of our continuing efforts.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Gate City Bar Association
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Georgia Equality
Georgia Latino Law Foundation
Hispanic National Bar Association
Korean American Bar Association of DC
Lambda Legal
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"I've been thrilled to find a strong network of talented and visible LGBTQ+ lawyers since arriving at the firm who where my commitment to high-profile work advancing diversity and equal rights."
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Host more than 20 diverse high school students from the Atlanta area at the annual Justice Robert Benham Law Camp to provide exposure to the field of law.
Teach business principles to high school students from underserved communities, with a focus on merger and acquisition transactions, through the Youth About Business (YAB) Camps. King & Spalding lawyers have participated in the YAB Southeast and Northeast Summer Business Camps in Atlanta and New York.
Provide academic mentoring to 11th and 12th graders at our D.C. location weekly through the Thurgood Marshall Academy Tutoring Program.
Educate young people about law and government with Street Law.
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Recruit and mentor diverse first-year law students through the
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Scholars Program, created for diverse and LGBTQ+ students.
Award fellowships to qualified second-year law students through our Diversity Fellowship Program.
Recruit from more than 50 law schools and job fairs, including job fairs focused on diversity, law schools with high percentages of traditionally underrepresented populations and historically Black law schools.
Partner with clients in recruiting through diversity pipeline programs.
Conduct mock interviews and provide resume support for law students.
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Award 20 scholarships to attend Law Preview, a six-day intensive preparatory course on how to succeed in law school.
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Following are just some of the nonprofits we partner with to promote and increase diversity and inclusion within our communities:
– Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
We worked with ACLU to win a ground-breaking class-action case against the Illinois Department of Corrections to ensure that transgender inmates in state prisons in Illinois are provided medically necessary gender-affirming medical treatment, gender-affirming placement, and gender-affirming clothing and grooming items.
+ Representing Detained Immigrants of Color in Habeas Matters
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals
(DACA) Applicants
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
A team of cross-firm K&S lawyers submitted an amicus brief in support of a petitioner’s right to access survivor benefits unjustly withheld, arguing that the respondent further perpetuated unconstitutional legal, economic and social inequities for the LGBTQ+ community. Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders and the Human Rights Campaign were K&S partners.
– Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals
(DACA) Applicants
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
King & Spalding and Voto Latino assisted DACA recipients with renewing their DACA status as part of a joint UndocuNeighbor initiative. More than 150 K&S lawyers and paralegals across multiple offices helped provide advice to 500+ DACA recipients on their renewal applications.
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
– Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
King & Spalding partnered with the ACLU of Georgia to litigate against the Georgia Department of Community Health on behalf of two transgender women who were denied Georgia Medicaid coverage for medically-necessary gender-affirming surgery, despite the same procedures being covered for other beneficiaries. As part of resolving the case, the Georgia Department of Community Health agreed to cover gender-affirming surgery for all Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries.
– Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Advocating for Survivor Benefits
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
+ Suing Over a Ban on Gender-Affirming Surgery
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Winning Transgender Prison Rights
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
+ Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals
(DACA) Applicants
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community to young lawyers – empowering them to develop both professionally and personally. It is no wonder that these lawyers go on to effectively advocate for and support others around them.”
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
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The Stonewall Bar Association
The Trevor Project
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We worked with ACLU to win a ground-breaking class-action case against the Illinois Department of Corrections to ensure that transgender inmates in state prisons in Illinois are provided medically necessary gender-affirming medical treatment, gender-affirming placement, and gender-affirming clothing and grooming items.
Winning Transgender Prison Rights
Ensuring Georgia Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Surgery
Helping Dreamers and Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) Applicants
King & Spalding and Voto Latino assisted DACA recipients with renewing their DACA status as part of a joint UndocuNeighbor initiative. More than 150 K&S lawyers and paralegals across multiple offices helped provide advice to 500+ DACA recipients on their renewal applications.
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Recruit and mentor diverse first-year law students through the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). As a founding member of LCLD, we are an active participant in its Mentor Program and 1L Scholars Program, created for diverse and LGBTQ+ students.
Award fellowships to qualified second-year law students through our Diversity Fellowship Program.
Recruit from more than 50 law schools and job fairs, including job fairs focused on diversity, law schools with high percentages of traditionally underrepresented populations and historically Black law schools.
Partner with clients in recruiting through diversity pipeline programs.
Conduct mock interviews and provide resume support for law students.
Advocating for Survivor Benefits
We worked with ACLU to win a ground-breaking class-action case against the Illinois Department of Corrections to ensure that transgender inmates in state prisons in Illinois are provided medically necessary gender-affirming medical treatment, gender-affirming placement, and gender-affirming clothing and grooming items.
Winning Transgender Prison Rights
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