October 28, 2021
Willkie has been named a Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD).
The award recognizes those law firms and corporations who have shown a strong commitment to building more diverse organizations and a more inclusive legal profession.
The Compass Award recognizes those individuals and organizations that fulfill all of the following requirements in a single calendar year:
- Member attendance at the 2020 LCLD Annual Membership Meeting and/or Member attendance at a 2021 Leadership Summit and/or submission of a Leader's Pledge
- Participation in the LCLD Fellows Program
- Participation in the LCLD Pathfinder Program
- Participation in an LCLD Pipeline Program (the 1L Scholars Program or the Success in Law School Mentoring Program)
LCLD is one of the nation’s leading organizations promoting diversity and consists of more than 350 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession.