Global Diversity at Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings is committed to providing a diverse work environment that offers equal access and opportunity to our 2,500 employees worldwide.

Over the past three years, diversity lawyers (women, lawyers of color, openly gay and lesbian lawyers and disabled lawyers) have represented 26% of partners, 50% of associates and 60% of summer associates in the U.S. offices of Paul Hastings.

We embrace personal and professional cultures and business practices that span 18 offices, seven countries and three continents.

Diversity is our strength. We are dedicated to harnessing the varied perspectives and talents of many because we believe in building the best team, distinguished by opportunity, synergy and professional development.

Our success is built upon a core belief in teamwork. To that end, we recruit and develop bright, accomplished candidates who will actively contribute to our firm's achievements—regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other status as defined and protected by applicable law.

A New Standard

We are recognized as a firm of choice for diversity and inclusion. We have continued to recruit more diverse classes of new associates and elect more diverse classes of new partners. More than 35% of our firm management and leaders come from diverse backgrounds. We are ranked among the top 30 law firms for gender and ethnic diversity. We have been named a Best Place to Work for GLBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign and one of the top family-friendly firms in America. We continue to set new standards and have been recognized as a leader in the legal profession.

We also have committed to and partnered with several legal organizations, law school diversity organizations and bar associations, including:

• ABA Commission on Race and Ethnicity and Women in the Legal Profession
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
• Black Law Students Association (Columbia, Harvard, Penn, USC)
• Black Women Lawyers Association
• California Minority Counsel Program
• Corporate Counsel Women of Color
• Harvard Asia Law Society
• Human Rights Campaign
• Japanese American Bar Association
• La Raza Law Students Association (Boalt, USC)
• Mexican American Bar Foundation
• NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
• National Women’s Law Center
• Out & Equal Workplace Advocates
• Women Lawyers Association

Developing Our Talent

Paul Hastings is committed to the training, growth and development of its lawyers. We develop our professionals by providing them with opportunities to lead and direct the expansion and growth of the firm, including attorney networks, speakers series, mentoring programs, flexible part-time schedules and a comprehensive professional skills development program.

For more information about Diversity at Paul Hastings, please visit our Diversity section.