We believe that diversity, inclusiveness and respect among our lawyers and staff members are essential, and that they strengthen our entire firm. As a diverse and inclusive firm, we can more effectively serve a broad range of clients and enable our lawyers to grow from the creativity, talents and perspectives contributed by people of different backgrounds and experiences.

Cleary Gottlieb strives to encourage, foster and increase diversity across the firm. To this end, the Committee on Diversity Issues has embraced these goals:

• To foster a work environment that welcomes different perspectives, backgrounds and life experiences and ensures that no one’s professional growth, experience or advancement is limited because of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, age or any category protected by law;
  
  
• To increase awareness of the importance of diversity within the firm and of how diversity enriches the firm, by organizing presentations, speakers and other events;
  
  
• To encourage all lawyers and staff members to develop mutual respect and appreciation for different perspectives and backgrounds;
  
  
• To develop and implement strategies to assist the firm and its committees in recruiting, retaining and advancing lawyers from diverse backgrounds and to assist the Recruiting Committee in its efforts to promote diversity in the hiring process;
  
  
• To establish procedures to measure the extent to which Cleary Gottlieb is successful in attracting, retaining and advancing lawyers from diverse backgrounds and to assist the Associates Committee in its efforts to sustain a diverse group of lawyers through comprehensive mentoring and review processes; and
  
  
• To evaluate the effectiveness of the firm’s existing policies affecting diversity and, with the firm and its committees, to develop and implement new policies that will further promote a diverse workplace.