To reach a diverse pool of candidates, we attend job fairs, advertise across varied platforms, and partner with bar associations and law student groups. We have participated in the Boston Bar Association’s Annual Career Fair since its inception. And we have recently partnered with the newly formed First Generation Law Students’ Association at the University of Maine School of Law to organize programming that informs law students about law firm careers and allows them to build connections with practicing attorneys.
Through our sponsorship of the McKusick Diversity Fellowship at the University of Maine School of Law, McKusick Fellows have an opportunity for a paid internship at Pierce Atwood. Named for Vincent McKusick, a former Pierce Atwood managing partner and Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, this fellowship provides tuition and other support to students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, with a goal of increasing the diversity of the student body at the law school and in Maine’s legal community.
We also believe that to recruit, support, and retain new associates, we must offer diverse role models who can initiate and maintain rich, fulfilling mentorship relationships.
Our staff recruitment efforts also include participating in community organizations such as the Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine and the Maine Catholic Charities Refugee Program.
Our Equity, Diversity. Inclusion & Belonging Committee works with internal stakeholders responsible for recruitment and hiring, along with internal subject matter experts within our Employment practice and HR department, to continually review our recruiting, interviewing and hiring processes to determine any areas for improvement.