Join us for our General Members Meeting on August 11!

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Organizations hire diverse candidates but a persistent issue for legal employers is the retention and advancement of attorneys of color. Retention is challenging under “normal” circumstances and more so in Minnesota as we have faced unique challenges in addressing racial equity issues, social uprisings, and the COVID-19 pandemic.  Using our theme of “Building an Equitable New Normal”, the focus of the program is on how firms and companies can work together to develop a better diversity business strategy  to retain and advance talent. Panelists will share best practices for how they are working with in-house and outside counsel to develop and refine better business strategies to retain attorneys of diverse backgrounds.

Join us on August 11 from 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM for a panel discussion featuring TCDIP leaders. This program is open to attorneys and legal professionals at TCDIP Member Organizations. Register today!

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Meet TCDIP 1L Clerks: Elise Wu

Elise is a rising second year law student at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law where she is involved in the High Tech Law Society, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA), and the Journal of Intellectual Property and Technology. She is spending this summer at Carlson Caspers and Abbott Labs. Prior to law school she worked at an education non-profit startup that supported girls in low-income communities learn design thinking and coding. As an undergraduate at Northwestern University she co-founded Plan J, an initiative to provide health education to children incarcerated at the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. Elise is interested in health law, life sciences, and supporting more diverse girls and women enter STEM and IP. She is looking forward to spending time at lakes and even more time at the Mall of America. You can reach out to Elise at Elise.wu@law.northwestern.edu.


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July 21: Webinar with Ritu Bhasin: How to Be Inclusive in the Hybrid Workplace

Join Ritu Bhasin for a free webinar on July 21 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

After almost a year and a half of working remotely during the global pandemic, many workplaces are starting to plan to return to some form of in-person working. For most organizations this will likely result in a hybrid work environment where some team members are in the office while others continue to work remotely. Although some of the DEI challenges that were amplified by remote work environments may be addressed by this shift, hybrid working can give rise to a host of new inclusion considerations for leaders and their teams.

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TCDIP is hiring! Share our WILD Program Manager job posting with your networks.

We are looking forward to the next stage of work with the Wanton Injustice Legal Detail. To facilitate that work, we are hiring a Program Manager! The Program Manager will proactively seek opportunities to further WILD’s mission through project work, as well as policy advocacy. They will be responsible for working directly with partner organizations to develop policy and volunteer engagements and define the scope and initial time frame for support. Please share our job posting with your friends and colleagues!


TCDIP is a professional association of legal employers with the vision to create a vibrant and inclusive legal community. Our mission is to strengthen the efforts of Member Organizations to attract, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color.

TCDIP facilitates connections between community organizations and volunteer lawyers. As with any volunteer opportunities circulated by TCDIP, please consult with your organization’s policies on pro bono and volunteer work prior to participation as needed.



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Twin Cities Diversity in Practice
80 S 8th Street, #2200, Minneapolis MN, 55402
612-440-3346
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