Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion at Day Pitney
Day Pitney is committed to diversity and inclusivity. We foster diversity within our firm and the communities in which we live and work. Diversity is one of the firm's core values. We believe people of diverse skills, opinions, perspectives, lifestyles, ideas, thinking and knowledge make us a stronger, more productive law firm. We actively seek out people of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, interests, and work and life experiences who will strengthen our practices and our firm.
Spearheading this commitment is the Executive Committee, the cross-office Diversity & Inclusion Committee and other key members of the firm. The Diversity & Inclusion Committee and staff are responsible for furthering the firm's diversity objectives and implementing the firm's diversity plan, which ensures the firm's focus on diversity as a core value. The members of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee and staff serve as thought leaders, ambassadors and advocates on diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives and issues.
While we are proud of what the firm has achieved over the years, we continue to build on those accomplishments. One of the ways we're doing this is through internal affinity groups such as Day Pitney Diverse Attorneys (DPDA), which is a network comprising all attorneys of color throughout the firm and which aims to foster an inclusive environment that helps ensure the success of minority attorneys. Others are Women Working Together (WWT), which provides mutual support, professional growth and community service opportunities to women attorneys at the firm and to clients, and the Day Pitney Alliance, which provides an avenue for Day Pitney employees, regardless of sexual orientation or role within the firm, to express support for LGBTQ people, and promote awareness of and support for LGBTQ causes and concerns.
Additionally, we have established an LGBTQ Planning Group in our Individual Client practice group specifically designed to serve and support the LGBTQ community.
Internally at the firm we have a Heritage Month Speaker Series that brings in speakers to discuss topics of importance related to the various heritage month celebrations. We have hosted the former Senior Director of Diversity and Multi-Cultural Initiatives at the PGA of American to discuss the history of African-Americans in golf, an assistant attorney general, a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association task force created to raise awareness of the DREAM Act, a retired college professor to discuss the Emancipation Proclamation on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the first female president of a major bank in Connecticut, and a panel presentation on marriage equality.
These events are open to all employees at the firm and are broadcast live throughout all our offices.
Day Pitney also regularly sponsors and supports attendance at events put on by organizations dedicated to enhancing opportunities for minority lawyers and law students, such as the Boston Lawyers Group, the New Jersey Law Firm Group, the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, and various national and state minority bar associations. Day Pitney attorneys serve and have served in leadership positions in many of these organizations.
We are committed to working with our clients, professional colleagues, diversity organizations and others in the communities in which we practice as we pursue the common goal of a professional workplace where opportunity is available to all. We continue to strive to provide challenging opportunities, meaningful guidance and positive incentives to assist our professionals in achieving their greatest potential. In doing so, our goal is ultimately to create advantages from our differences and to achieve richer, broader and innovative results.
We invite you to explore Day Pitney's website to learn more about our efforts.