Diversity and Inclusion

Awards and Recognition

Achieved 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign's 2017, 2018 and 2019 Corporate Equality Index, improving on our score of 90% in 2015 and 2016
Achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status, which indicates that the firm has considered and successfully reached at least 30 percent women and minority lawyer representation in a notable number of our current leadership roles and committees, from Diversity Lab after completing the inaugural one-year Mansfield Rule pilot in 2018
Ranked among the top 20 Am Law 200 firms for gender diversity, specifically, the percentage of female equity partners, in The American Lawyer's annual A-List ranking for 2018 and 2019
Ranked among the top 50 law firms in the National Law Journal (NLJ) 500: Women's Scorecard in 2018 and 2019
Recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" in 2018
Ben Haglund honored by Seton Hall Law School for his work in advancing diversity and inclusion in law firms and law departments at Seton Hall Law School's 2018 Diversity Banquet

Day Pitney's New Jersey office recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal as being the most diverse law firm in 3 out of 4 categories measured (female partners; female lawyers overall; minority lawyers overall) in 2014
Received the Corporate Law Department of the Year Award from the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey in 2014
Named one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity by MultiCultural Law Magazine in 2011
Received the Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award from The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity in 2009