Diversity for Employers Forum

[jwahba]

Is there a difference between diversity for employers and URM for Law school? As in are there groups who would be considered diverse for firms but not URM for law school?

[Aberzombie1892]

Women are still diverse hires at a lot of firms.

[de5igual]

Women are still diverse hires at a lot of firms.

+1

Diversity for law firms essentially includes anything that isn't a white, heterosexual male, but it seems some diversity groups get a slight bump still over others in the hiring process

[jwahba]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

[Renzo]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

If a TSA agent saw you at the airport, would they racially profile you for a "random" screening? If so, you are diverse.

[BruceWayne]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

Almost certainly not.

[jwahba]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

Almost certainly not.

Almost certainly not white, or almost certainly not diverse?

[jwahba]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

If a TSA agent saw you at the airport, would they racially profile you for a "random" screening? If so, you are diverse.

That's fine and good, but how would that work for a 1L. There is no checkbox for "melanin enriched" when doing mass mailings.

[de5igual]

Define "White" (I am Egyptian).

If a TSA agent saw you at the airport, would they racially profile you for a "random" screening? If so, you are diverse.

That's fine and good, but how would that work for a 1L. There is no checkbox for "melanin enriched" when doing mass mailings.

There isn't, but you have other cues: ethnic sounding name; student organization groups (e.g., Middle East Law Student Association, Muslim Student Association, etc); language skills if you're proficient in Arabic

[cinephile]

There's normally an Other box, right? I check that or multi-racial.

[Renzo]

There isn't, but you have other cues: ethnic sounding name; student organization groups (e.g., Middle East Law Student Association, Muslim Student Association, etc); language skills if you're proficient in Arabic

Yep. Why else do you think all those student groups exist?

[jwahba]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

[de5igual]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

start one then

[jwahba]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

start one then

Can I do so as a 1L this late into the year?

[de5igual]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

start one then

Can I do so as a 1L this late into the year?

you've only had class for a week

[Anonymous User]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

start one then

Can I do so as a 1L this late into the year?

You could but it probably wouldn't help that much... Law firms only really care about diversity that can be checked off in little boxes (think normal minorities + LGBT)

[de5igual]

Unfortunately no such groups exist at UT...

start one then

Can I do so as a 1L this late into the year?

You could but it probably wouldn't help that much... Law firms only really care about diversity that can be checked off in little boxes (think normal minorities + LGBT)

even then, unless you're URM, the "boost" is really just eligibility to participate in diversity job fairs and apply for diversity scholarships/SAs. you can definitely still do all that as you are without a group.