Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion - Our Core Principles
Aronberg Goldgehn values having diversity in our people, our professional colleagues, and our clients. We value the unique ideas, experiences and viewpoints that people of different backgrounds bring to our firm. Aronberg Goldgehn is also dedicated to fostering an inclusive working environment that is welcoming and comfortable for people of different backgrounds, beliefs, opinions and affiliations.The firm is committed to recruiting, developing, retaining and promoting talented individuals and providing equal opportunity for all, including for individuals from groups historically underrepresented in our profession. We believe that in delivering high quality legal services for our clients, the collaboration of people from diverse backgrounds creates a stimulating environment for creative problem solving – which is central to our success as a firm.
Additionally, in March, 2022, the firm enrolled in the 2022-23 cohort of the Midsize Mansfield Rule, a 15-month certification process for law firms with between 25 and 150 lawyers. The goal of Mansfield Rule certification is to boost diversity in firm leadership by considering at least 30% historically underrepresented lawyers for leadership roles, partner promotions and participation in formal client pitches and other client-facing meetings, as well as increase transparency around roles and processes for firm governance appointments and elections. Aronberg Goldgehn is proud to have achieved, for the third year in a row, Midsize Mansfield Certification for the 2023-2024 cohort.
The firm’s D&I Committee works to execute these principles in firm operations. Recent outcomes include:
- coordinating firmwide implicit bias training;
- sponsoring a contribution to the DuSable Museum of African American History in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday;
- coordinating firmwide “On This Day in Black History” communications to mark Black History Month;
- arranging two separate webinars by women entrepreneurs in honor of Women’s History Month;
- coordinating firmwide communications reflecting on PBS’ five-part film series titled “Asian Americans;”
- sponsoring a webinar by representatives of SAAPRI (South Asian American Policy Research Institute) for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month;
- commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre;
- establishing Juneteenth as a paid firm holiday;
- volunteer work at Pilsen Food Pantry; and
- arranging a presentation and show flow on empowering young women for students attending Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart.
Click here for our Committee on Diversity & Inclusion Mission Statement.
