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Directory Year: 2023

McGuireWoods LLP - MWALLOFFICES

Diversity Contact Information
Diversity Contact Prefix	Ms.
Diversity Contact First Name	Rosanna
Diversity Contact Last Name	Koppelmann
Link to your organization's diversity website	https://diversity.mcguirewoods.com/

Recruitment methods
Which of the following methods do you use to increase the presence and retention of under-represented groups? (Check all that apply)	Diversity job fairs Outreach to law student groups Formal mentoring efforts Recruit at schools with large minority populations Bar-sponsored programs Firm diversity committee
Comments	N/A
Non-discrimination policy	McGuireWoods adheres strictly to a non-discrimination policy for all applicants and employees and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We forbid discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other unlawful basis.

Diversity fellowships or scholarships
Does your organization or office sponsor/offer a Diversity Fellowship or Scholarship?	Yes
If yes, is the program open to	1L
Please provide a brief description of the program	• McGuireWoods participates in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pipeline Committee’s 1L LCLD Scholars Program. The 1L LCLD Scholars Program gives diverse 1L students an opportunity to work side-by-side with McGuireWoods attorneys and clients during a paid internship in the summer. • McGuireWoods/NLF Internship Program. The Program supports students interested in the legal profession and will help students develop a commitment to advocacy on behalf of the APA community. The Program seeks to achieve these goals by providing undergraduate and law school students with meaningful internship experiences at the Washington DC offices of NAPABA and NLF. • Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship Program: Through a partnership with Mecklenburg County Bar's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, McGuireWoods sponsors a 1L student for seven weeks as a summer associate. The 1L student then goes on to spend the remaining three weeks at a corporate legal department.

Affinity group information
Does your organization or office have affinity groups?	Yes
If yes, please describe your affinity groups below	African-American Lawyers Network, the Asian Pacific Lawyers Network, the Hispanic/Latinx Lawyers Network, the LGBTQ Lawyers Network, the Veteran Lawyers Network, the Middle Eastern and North African Network, and the Women Lawyers Network. The largest of these is our Women Lawyers Network. The chairs of the lawyer networks are members of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.