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Diversity Awards & Recognition
- Nixon Peabody LLP was named among the “Top Companies for LGBT Equality” by Work Life Matters magazine in recognition of the firm’s diversity programs and initiatives. Work Life Matters is a national publication that educates executives and advocates about the importance of work life services and resources throughout the nation’s workforce.
- Nixon Peabody LLP has been recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the recipients of its 2011 Leaders in Diversity Awards, the publication’s annual program honoring companies and businesspeople for their leadership in promoting inclusiveness and economic opportunity. Nixon Peabody’s Diversity Challenge was a winner in the “Workforce Diversity Initiative” category. The Diversity Challenge is a commitment from a broad cross-section of the firm’s personnel to promote diversity at the firm through varying initiatives and/or activities.
- Nixon Peabody continues to receive accolades for its diversity—the latest coming from Vault’s 2012 rankings of the Top 100 Firms for Diversity. Once again, Nixon Peabody was included among the top law firms in diversity in three categories, earning #17 for overall diversity, #17 for diversity with respect to minorities, and #13 for diversity with respect to LGBT. Vault’s 2012 rankings were based on the responses of 16,000 associates across the U.S. This is the second time Vault has recognized Nixon Peabody for outstanding diversity.
- Nixon Peabody has earned a Rosoff Award, recognizing New England organizations that have meaningful diversity, mentoring, and inclusion programs. The Rosoff Awards emphasize that workplace diversity is more than a means of achieving social justice; it is an essential business strategy. Nixon Peabody was recognized in the “Diversity Initiative: Internal” category for its firm wide “Diversity Challenge” program that focuses on driving diverse recruiting and retention. The program, which the firm launched about a year ago, challenges each attorney to devote 40 hours annually to a diversity initiative or activity. Some activities include: organizing or attending a diversity-oriented event reception or seminar, working with a recruiting manager to identify diverse candidates, or mentoring a minority, LGBT, or woman attorney.
- MultiCultural Law magazine recently ranked Nixon Peabody LLP among the “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” in its Spring 2011 issue. The magazine annually recognizes the nation’s top firms for excellence in ensuring diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Nixon Peabody not only earned distinction as a top firm overall, but the firm’s efforts were also acknowledged in a sub-category, earning a spot on the “Top 100 Law Firms for Women.”
- The Albany office received The Capital Region Human Resource Association (CRHRA) Top Five Spectrum Award in 2008 and 2007.
- The Washington office was selected by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) to receive the 2007 Thomas L. Sager Award for the Mid-Atlantic region in recognition of Nixon Peabody’s sustained commitment to diversity and minority issues, especially in regards to the hiring, retention, and promotion of minority attorneys.
- For the fifth consecutive year, received the highest rating (100%) by the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality in corporate America. The firm has been named to the HRC’s 2011 “Best Places to Work For (LGBT) Equality” list.
- The Association of the Bar for the City of New York’s “2006 Law Firm Diversity Benchmarking Report” rated Nixon Peabody well above average with regard to racial and ethnic minorities. Our NYC office’s racial and ethnic minorities account for 20.65% of the firm’s attorneys— 9.09% of the partnership, and 34.2% of our associates. Our NYC office is also above average with women representing 50% of our associates. The firm is one of 93 signatories of the New York City Bar Association’s Statement of Diversity Principles.
- Received Business Leadership Award from the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley (in greater Rochester, NY) in recognition of advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in the workplace
- The New Hampshire Cultural Diversity Awareness Council (NHCDAC) presented Nixon Peabody with its “Best Practice for Diversity” award in reecognition of the firm’s dedication and commitment to increasing awareness of the need for communication, understanding, and respect among people of ethnically and racially diverse backgrounds.
- In 2005, the National Bar Association appointed a Nixon Peabody partner to be chairman of its Corporate Diversity Initiative Task Force, which is developing initiatives to increase diversity in law firms nationwide.
- In 2004, the National Bar Association awarded Nixon Peabody, as well as one of our partners, the Presidential Award for demonstrating a sustained commitment to diversity.
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