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Blue_Tires

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Wed Sep 12, 2012, 10:54 AM Sep 2012

18 of 20 biggest Dallas law firms get 'F' for diversity, report says

Most of the 20 largest law firms in Dallas received a failing grade for diversity in a new report.
The Dallas Morning News reported that 18 of the 20 biggest firms received an F grade in the report and that the other two received C-plus grades.
According to the "2012 Law Firm Diversity Report," only 1 percent of the 840 equity partners at the biggest firms are black and that 13 of the firms have no African-American partners, the Morning News said.
Nine firms have no Hispanic partners, the Morning News said.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/headlines/20120911-18-of-dallas-20-biggest-law-firms-get-f-on-diversity-task-force-report-says.ece?action=reregister

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