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August 2010 - Justice Sotomayor to speak to Denver area high school and college students; Denver Urban Debate League FUNdraiser September 22; Indigenious Land Use Rights CLE August 11; 1L Diversity Reception; CCIE Executive Director Kathleen Nalty to be honored September 1 by Colorado Women's Bar Association; Colorado GLBT Bar Annual Dinner September 30; Men Seek Work Life Balance
July 2010 - Solving the Retention Riddle: Addressing Micro-Inequities; The Role of Unconscious Bias in Your Legal Practice; CCIE Sponsors Bootcamp for Pledge to Diversity Summer Associates and Interns; CCIE Executive Director To Be Honored by Colorado Women's Bar Association; Colorado's GLBT Bar Association's Annual Dinner on September 30; Employer Deadline for Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Career Fair is July 16; Tips to Help Diverse Associates Succeed; Harvard Law Women Opt Out; The New Face of Law Firm Diversity; Making Diversity an Enduring Core Value
June 2010 - CCIE's Summer CLE Series; CCIE Needs Volunteers; CCIE Presents at National Association for Law Placement in Puerto Rico; CCIE Establishes Inclusiveness Awards; Diversity in the Legal Profession Awards; Diversity and Inclusion Resource Forum; Diversity Still a Priority in a Tough Economy; Share Your Thoughts
May 2010 - CCIE's new website, www.legalinclusiveness.org, receives praise from NALP; Summer CLE Series; Study Shows Challenges Women Face in Law Firms; Federal Judiciary working to hire more diverse clerks; Latino high school law camp; Save the Date for Welcome Denver Events; MCCA Mentoring Program; Obama's Judicial Nominations.
April 2010 - Inclusiveness 101 Free CLE Program at Faegre on May 13th; Seeking Employers to Hire Denver High School Students; APABA's 20th Anniversary Celebration April 8th; 2010 Diversity Summit a Success; Colorado Lawyer Article authored by Kathleen Nalty; Success = Diversity + Inclusiveness; ABA Distance Learning Program; Defense Research Institute Scholarship; Corporate Counsel Rewarding Firms Focused on Diversity.
March 2010 - Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit, 7 Ethics or 8 General CLE Credits Available, CCIE in the ABA Journal, The Colorado Lawyer, and The Docket; CCIE Partners with Goodwill, 2010 Pledge Kickoff Reception; How the Recession is Undermining Diversity Initiatives; Save the Date for the Asian Pacific Bar Association's 20th Anniversary April 8th.
February 2010 - Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit; Sam Cary Scholarship Dinner on Friday, February 5th; Join CCIE, the specialty bars, and the Diverse Chambers of Commerce for a networking event on February 9th; Welcome Denver presents "Colorado's Achievement Gap"; CU BLSA is hosting a conference on the Overrepresentation of African Americans in the Criminal Justice System; CCIE's Retention Initiative offers unique opportunities for associates; Association of Corporate Counsel CLE a success; Cherry Creek Diversity Conference brings more than 1,000 students together; Save the Date for the Asian Pacific Bar Association Annual Dinner.
January 2010 - Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit will be March 16, 2010 at DU; CCIE receives two grants; CHBA successfully bids for National conference; LGBT CLE a success; Major corporations move to boost women and minorities in the law; Save the date for DU Inclusive Excellence Series; ACC CLE; Qwest networking event for specialty bars and local diverse chambers of commerce; and CCIE hires new marketing director.
December 2009 - Save the Date for CHBA Annual Banquet, LGBT CLE, ACC CLE, LGBT Awards Dinner; DU Inclusive Excellence Series offered students Training for the 21st Century; Denver Urban Debate League held their second tournament of the school year; Corporate Counsel keeping tabs on diversity; New York Law Journal warns legal community that there is still a significant gender disparity.
November 2009 - Deans' Diversity Council Meeting; CCIE Participates in Counsel to Counsel Summit; Inclusive Excellence Leadership Series at DU begins; Governor's chief of staff discusses diversity with diversity bar leaders; DUDL's first tournament of the 2009-'10 school year; Free GLBT CLE; NALP report shows little change; Real progress on diversity is elusive according to Minority Law Journal; Walmart adds flex programs to list of hiring criteria for outside counsel.
October 2009 - CCIE Retention Workshops; two new firms join the pilot program, Colorado Pledge to Diversity's Award of Excellence winners honored, DUDL bowling Fundraiser, DU Inclusiveness Leadership series, Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Career Fair, WSJ blog sees need for more women partners in the legal profession, MCCA scholarship, ABA's diversity CLE series, GLBT Bar's awards dinner in November.
September 2009 - CCIE Retention Workshops; annual Pledge reception; Qwest Diversity Trailblazer & Leadership Awards announced; Pipeline Working Group reception welcomes diverse 1Ls; GLBT Bar Dinner in November; CIBA's Red Rock Scramble; DUDL tournament schedule; profile of Rick Palmore; Denver Foundation conference in November
August 2009 - CCIE testifies at ABA convention; CCIE invited to NALP convention; impacts of dominant culture on diverse attorneys; 8 critical leaderships skills; Dean Juárez tells ABA Diversity Summit that mentoring is key; CCIE plans retention workshops in September; 2009 Diversity Job Fair; Denver Urban Debate bowling fundraiser; new research by Catalyst on female attorneys of color.
July 2009- Summer Diversity CLE Series; CCIE plugged on Twitter; Diversity Award nominees announced; debate on balanced hours; retention workshops in September feature GCs; Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair in September; micro-inequities survey; MCCA research challenges myth of meritocracy; CCIE's Facebook and LinkedIn pages; David Fine's editorial on Sotomayor; DUDL bowling fundraiser.
June 2009 - Summer Diversity CLE Series; CCIE invited to testify at ABA Annual Convention; 2020 Law Firm Initiative Debate on Balanced Law Firm Practice; Diversity Award Nominees Sought; AG's Office Joins CCIE Pilot Program; DALRA's Summer Diversity Reception planned; new study finds most law firms' diversity spending steady; Denver Urban Debate at Nationals; Call to Action -GCs and Managing Partners form new group; unintentional bias impacts retention; NALP's Best Practices.
May 2009 - CCIE announces Summer Diversity CLE Series; Qwest's Law Department Wins MCCA Award; APABA Gives Annual Awards; Welcome Denver meeting on May 5th; Debate scheduled on balanced law firm practice; diversity award nominees sought; DALRA Summer Diversity Reception scheduled; new research study by MCCA shows continuing disparities and need for inclusive cultures; article on affinity groups; national discussion on flex-time and part-time; law students hold conference about changing legal practice; hospital association seeking diverse professionals for boards; DRI announces law student scholarship.
April 2009 - Dr. Arin Reeves comments on CCIE; Dr. Reeves' No Cost Ideas to Improve Diversity; Welcome Denver meeting on May 5th; Denver Urban Debate Champions competing at nationals in Chicago; DU Law Dean Beto Juárez honored at Deans' Diversity Council meeting; Summit on Diversity and Work/Life Balance in Chicago; Yale Law Blog - "Opt Out" or Pushed Out: Are Women Choosing to Leave the Legal Profession?; new criteria for alternative law school admission test designed by researchers.
March 2009 - 2009 Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit; Cornell Boggs' speech on diversity and inclusion; Denver Urban Debate League; Working Groups need volunteers; new CBA committee - 2020 Law Firm Initiative - focuses on alternative work schedules for attorneys; APABA's Minoru Yasui Banquet in April; Pledge Group presents scholarship and interviews diverse 1Ls; DRI offers scholarships; 10 ways to combat subtle gender discrimination; diversity retains high profile in economic downturn.
February 2009 - CLE on diversity and inclusiveness; register for 2009 Diversity Summit; Welcome Denver Diversity Networking Reception; article on why inclusiveness is important; new specialty bar - South Asian Bar Association; 2020 Law Firm Initiative Committee of the CBA to study balanced hours; Colorado Uplift Career Fairs; MCCA's Kan-Do Mentoring Program.
January 2009 - New funding for CCIE from MillerCoors and Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado; register for 2009 Diversity Summit; CHBA's Annual Banquet on 1/31; Denver Urban Debate League - major pipeline project - needs volunteers and funding; Welcome Denver; new ABA publication outlines success strategies for female attorneys of color; new LSAT rule will hurt minority enrollment; MCCA announces mentoring program
December 2008 - Amendment 46 defeated; 2009 Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit scheduled for March 18, 2009; Denver City Attorney's Office joins CCIE Inclusiveness Pilot Program; Denver UDL needs judges; 2009 Rocky Mountain Black Law Students Association Convention in Denver in February 2009; article in Philadelphia Lawyer points to unintentional bias; ABA article about CCIE in national collection of diversity articles
November 2008 - CCIE Board passes resolution against Amendment 46; first Urban Debate League tournament; Call to Action update; Sam Cary Diversity Awards; law school grades don't equate to superior performance; NALP releases new demographic statistics for Denver law firms
October 2008 - Qwest Diversity Trailblazer & Leadership Awards announced; Dream Teams launched; Judge Marquez honored; GLBT Bar Awards announced; Women Judges' Association presses NALP for more diversity data
September 2008 - Pipeline Working Group's 1L diversity welcome reception; new research shows greater diversity leads to higher law firm profits; CLE workshop on diversity survey available on streaming video
August 2008 - CCIE receives $5000 from Chevron & Holland & Hart; CWBA Foundation initiates research project on part-time partners; CLEO students' 6-week stay at DU Law School; specialty bars work to increase diversity on bench; Pledge Chair Aaron Bradford chosen as DBA Young Lawyer of the Year
July 2008 - Summer Diversity CLE programs; Pipeline Working Group forming Dream Teams; Specialty Bars welcome CLEO students; AmLaw 200 firms hiring diversity managers; DC Women's Bar issues report identifying inclusion as key to attrition problem; female Yale law students rank firms; San Francisco Bar issues report on inclusive best practices; MCCA & Vault publish online diversity database
June 2008 - Qwest named "Best Legal Department" by Corporate Counsel Magazine in part due to diversity efforts; steps firms would take if they were serious about diversity; MCCA's Thomas Sager Award given to Arnold & Porter's DC office; ADL starts "No Place for Hate" initiative; Boulder's OptTek Systems prototypes diversity software
May 2008 - Denver legal organizations pilot CCIE's inclusiveness manual; minority partner demographics among NALP member firms in Denver; CCIE featured in Denver Business Journal article; CCIE featured in ABA's Law Practice Management Section's Webzine; APABA's annual banquet; Brownstein selected for diversity award from Qwest; law firms support major pipeline initiatives in New York and Philadelphia
April 2008 - 150 attend Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit; Denver Foundation thanked for licensing inclusiveness manual to CCIE; 2007 RMLDS netted $54,000 for diversity scholarships at DU and CU Law Schools; Brownstein contributes $10,000 to CCIE; Colorado Pledge Group hires diverse 1Ls from DU and CU Law Schools for summer
March 2008 - 2008 Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit announced; Mike Nosler's memo on why minority students are not choosing legal careers; Pledge Group hosts reception for diverse law students; Georgia Association of Women Attorneys publishes report on retention; NITA scholarship announced
February 2008 - State High School Diversity Conference; Pledge Group awards diversity scholarships; CHBA Annual Banquet; legal diversity statistics
January 2008 - CCIE creating inclusiveness program; Miguel Rivera to speak at 2008 RMLDS; MCCA research study reveals bias in law firm hiring process
December 2007 - Deans' Diversity Council forms CCIE - new nonprofit; Rich Baer (Qwest GC) joins CCIE Board; minority female associates' attrition rates high
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