Sandra Bang, our firm's Chief Diversity & Talent Strategy Officer, was interviewed in Law.com's Legal Speak podcast. Sandra, who was appointed to her current role in September, spoke about the trend in Big Law of putting diversity officers in C-Suite roles and what firms can do to improve minority inclusion.
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13 December 2018
Diversity Officers Move Into The Big Law C-Suite
A&O Shearman
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Sandra Bang, our firm’s Chief Diversity & Talent Strategy Officer, was interviewed in Law.com’s Legal Speak podcast