Belonging at Work

Law Firm DEI through the lens of Belonging

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Great news! A January 21, 2025 Executive Order has declared that we’re going to be a meritocracy! The President’s E.O., titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, blames governmental and private sector DEI programs for “undermin[ing] our national unity, as they deny, discredit, and undermine the traditional American values of hard work, excellence, and

This blog is about professional Belonging in law firms. Yet Belonging at work doesn’t operate in a vacuum. And it’s hard to ignore the vigorous demolition project now underway all around us, as our new President rapidly seeks to transform what belonging means for America.

First is our understanding of what belongs to America. Greenland?

I brought a carryout Roasterie coffee when I recently met with Diana Kander.  Diana asked for no coffee, perhaps because her laser-focused energy could power half a continent without caffeine.  Diana is a Millennial, and she and husband Jason are busy raising their two young children.  And in case you didn’t already know, Diana