ABA JOURNAL -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP came under fire for its lack of diversity when a photo of promoted partners, which appeared to include one white woman and 11 white men, was posted to social media in December 2018.
The firm found a bit of redemption in March. A report released by the nonprofit group Lawyers of Color found that Paul | Weiss had the highest percentage of black lawyers (8.27%) among the firms polled.
However, of the nearly 400 law firms studied, only 3.2% of lawyers were black, and black lawyers made up just 1.83% of partners. Big Law is working toward being more inclusive, but there is still a long way to go.
