Session Description:
The hiring process is full of hierarchy, trauma, and inequality. To put it bluntly, there has to be a better way. This session re-envisioned what a fairer hiring process for new lawyers might look like and charted some specific recommendations for action. The panel addressed changes that both law schools and legal employers must address.

Moderator:
Dean Jennifer Collins, Southern Methodist University

Speakers:
Alison Ashe-Card, Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Wake Forest School of Law
Jaret L. Davis, Co-Managing Shareholder – Miami Office, Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
Danielle Holley-Walker, Howard University School of Law
Jim Leipold, Executive Director, National Association for Law Placement
Anthony Upshaw, Partner and Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, McDermott Will & Emory