Diversity Ever After

How Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule Helps Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession

Episode Summary

Diversity Lab, an incubator for innovation, collaborates with law firms and legal departments to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Diversity Lab’s initiatives are rooted in data, behavioral science, and design thinking, and it is committed to not only test its initiatives but also to share the results and lessons learned. This episode discusses one of Diversity Lab’s innovative initiatives, the Mansfield Rule. This rule is designed to increase diversity in leadership and the pipeline to leadership in law firms.

Episode Notes

Diversity Lab, an incubator for innovation, collaborates with law firms and legal departments to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Diversity Lab’s initiatives are rooted in data, behavioral science, and design thinking, and it is committed to not only test its initiatives but also to share the results and lessons learned. This episode discusses one of Diversity Lab’s innovative initiatives, the Mansfield Rule. This rule is designed to increase diversity in leadership and the pipeline to leadership in law firms.

When this episode was recorded, Baker Donelson was in the certification process for Mansfield 5.0.  We have since achieved Mansfield 5.0 Certification Plus status.  Additionally, special guest Natalia Marulanda was Diversity Lab's Mansfield Rule Director at the time of the recording. 

Our Host this Week:
Brian Fernandez, Associate, Baker Donelson
Cheryl Hunt, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Baker Donelson

Special Guest:
Natalia Marulanda, former Mansfield Rule Director at Diversity Lab, currently the Talent Retention and Development Director at Gunster