About ALANYC

Leading the Way with Diversity Initiatives...

One of ALA's goals is to increase diversity in the Association, in the legal management community and in all legal service organizations.

As a result, ALA launched the ALA Diversity Initiative - designed to increase awareness of and sensitivity to the differences among our workforce and to advance the concepts of inclusiveness and acceptance. To meet these goals ALA has created leadership panels, educational venues and programs.  

Visit the ALA Diversity resources link.

Our New York City community, deemed the nation's "Melting Pot," originated and now thrives because of the cultural richness and diversity of our city's population, estimated to be 8.3 million individuals*. 

The New York City Chapter is also committed to Leading the Way with Diversity Initiatives – through leadership, education, advancement and development.

As administrators, daily we are challenged to skillfully manage the diversity within our firms, created by several generations in the work environment, cultural differentiators, multiple office locations, and the relatively horizontal hierarchy of law firms, to name a few.   We are charged with the important role of being firm Ambassadors, uniting individuals to recognize the valuable benefits teaming and partnerships can achieve while simultaneously cultivating the diverse talents of each One.

"To be one, to be united is a great thing.
But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater."
~ Bono, humanitarian & lead singer for U2

*  "Vintage 2008 Population Estimates: Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions over 100,000". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. Retrieved 2009-07-02.

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2010 Diversity Initiatives

March 2010

Community Services Event & Benefit Fundraiser
Legal Outreach (www.legaloutreach.org)

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2009 Diversity Initiatives

March 2009

Community Services Event & Benefit Fundraiser
A More Perfect Union (www.amoreperfectunion.org) 
See page 41-42 in the March / April 2009 Newsletter
http://www.alanyc.org/docs/MarApr2009.pdf

September 2009

Educational Program & Partnership with the
Roosevelt Thomas Consulting & Training Group
(www.rthomasconsulting.com)

Program: Skillfully Managing Diversity Tensions
Presentation:  http://www.alanyc.org/docs/SkillfullyManagingDiversityTensions.pdf

My Diversity Tool Manager™ 
http://www.alanyc.org/docs/DiversityToolManagerRooseveltThomas.pdf

FULL FEATURE ARTICLE:
Condensed version featured in Nov/Dec 2009  New York / New York
written by Andrea Cisco, Roosevelt Thomas Consultant
Skillfully Managing Diversity – An Approach Using “My Diversity Manager”
http://www.alanyc.org/docs/Cisco.pdf

October 2009

Community Services Event & Benefit Fundraiser
New York Special Olympics (www.specialolympicsny.org) 
See page 12-14 in the Sept / Oct 2009 Newsletter:   http://www.alanyc.org/docs/SepOct2009.pdf

November 2009

Chapter Outreach & Awareness
Development School for Youth (www.allstars.org)

Internship Program (www.alanyc.org/docs/2010_DSY_Internship_Packet.pdf)

 

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