Diversity Awards Application

Bar Association Award Criteria

• Open to any state, regional, affinity/identity or specialty bar associations;  
• Demonstrated success creating and sustaining a program, campaign, project or effort that promotes diversity in the bar association and/or legal community

Organizational Award Criteria

• Open to any 501c3, 501c4 or 501c6 non-profit organization or educational institution
• Demonstrated success creating and sustaining a program, campaign, project or effort that promotes diversity in the bar association or community at large.  

Law Firm Award Criteria

• Open to any Law Firm that has demonstrated significant and sustained, long-term efforts in encouraging, increasing and/or maintaining diversity in the legal profession. Specifically, this award is open to law firms who have demonstrated success with targeted efforts to retain, promote, and develop minority attorneys and whose efforts can be easily replicated by other firms.

Nomination Questions

1. Why do you believe this person should be considered for this Award and what makes them special? (response in 500 words or less).
2. The California Lawyers Association is committed to reflecting diversity, broadly defined, in all its activities. Please briefly (250 words or less) describe any characteristics, experiences or background, including traditional indicia of diversity, the nominee would represent.
3. One additional reference