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The American Lawyer Recognizes Paul, Weiss for Diversity
- Awards
- June 2, 2014
Practices
Paul, Weiss was ranked one of the 15 most diverse law firms in The American Lawyer's annual Diversity Scorecard based on the number of diverse attorneys. Am Law also published a related article citing Paul, Weiss as the first Am Law 100 firm to hire a black associate. In 1946, Louis Weiss hired William T. Coleman, a Harvard Law graduate and Supreme Court clerk, when no other firm would.
Paul, Weiss was one of ten firms that ranked among the top 25 for both The American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard and Vault's diversity rankings which are based on how well firms perform in four diversity categories.