September 30, 2022 / Award/Recognition

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Names B&D a Top Performer and Compass Award Winner for 2022

We proudly announce that the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) named Beveridge & Diamond a Top Performer and a Compass Award winner for 2022. These recognitions are for law firms showing a strong commitment to building more diverse organizations and a more inclusive legal profession.

LCLD is one of the nation’s leading organizations promoting diversity and consists of more than 430 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession.

The Top Performer award recognizes those organizations in the top 20 percent for participation in LCLD programs and activities.

The Compass Award recognizes those individuals and organizations that fulfill all of the following requirements in a single calendar year:

Member attendance at the LCLD Annual Membership Meeting and/or Member attendance at a Leadership Summit and/or submission of a Leader’s Pledge.
Participation in the LCLD Fellows and Pathfinder Programs.
Participation in an LCLD Pipeline program (the 1L Scholars program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program).

B&D is a founding member of LCLD and has sponsored a firm lawyer’s participation in the LCLD Fellows and Pathfinder Programs every year since their inception. In 2022, Principal Julius Redd (Washington, DC) and Associate Hilary Jacobs (Washington, DC) were selected to participate in the 2022 LCLD Fellows and Pathfinders programs, respectively.

B&D values DE&I and strives to demonstrate leadership in these areas within the legal profession. We are Mansfield 5.0 Plus Certified by the Diversity Lab, having participated in the Mansfield Rule since the Mansfield 2.0 pilot. Working together with our clients, we develop, maintain, and participate in a variety of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives involving lawyers and staff firmwide. Learn more about our DE&I efforts and accomplishments.