For Fourth Consecutive Year, Akin Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus

Akin has, for the fourth year in a row, achieved Mansfield Certification Plus.

Mansfield Certification Plus, awarded by Diversity Lab, measures the structural changes and steps that law firms have taken over the past year to enhance inclusivity and increase diversity in leadership, as well as to ensure that paths to leadership—including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotion and appointments—are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers. The “Plus” designation indicates that the firm has not only taken these steps, but has also made measurable progress in doing so, something that only half the firms certified were able to do this year.

The Mansfield Rule, per Diversity Lab, is “a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms and legal departments have a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership. Mansfield is focused on broadening the talent pool for consideration, including those historically underrepresented in the legal profession, to facilitate transparent leadership pathways.”

In June, Akin was again named to Seramount’s Best Law Firms for Woman & Diversity list (learn more here).