Foley & Lardner LLP Director of Diversity & Inclusion Alexis Robertson joined the Legal Speak podcast, a Law.com product, to discuss her role at Foley and how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives are affecting the future of the law profession.
Robertson touches on numerous topics including work allocation, diversity fatigue, how DE&I is a business issue and systematic changes are necessary to make a difference, the racial justice movement, DE&I trends, the evolution of DE&I in law firms, and her own podcast, The Path & The Practice, where Foley lawyers candidly share stories about their paths to law.
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