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Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity serves as the administrative and programmatic oversight body for the three major ABA entities that focus on racial and ethnic diversity issues.

Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (formerly known as Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice) addresses issues related to racial and ethnic bias in the justice system.

The Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession is the catalyst for creating leadership and professional opportunities for racially and ethnically diverse lawyers.
Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline (formerly known as Advisory Council on Diversity) works to increase diversity among students in the educational pipeline to the legal profession.

Divisions

Bar Services a clearinghouse and resource for minority and general purpose bar associations. They have a Guide to Bar Association Diversity Initiatives available for download.

Judicial Division has a Standing Committee on Minorities in the Judiciary.

The Law Student Division has a diveristy initiative page.

The Public Education Division of the ABA has a section called "Raising the Bar: Pioneers in the Legal Profession" which profiles minority trailblazers.

Senior Lawyers Division has a Committee on Diversity

Young Lawyers Division has a Diversity Team and scholarship opportunities

Sections

Business Law and has a large Committee on Diversity with several subcommittees.

Dispute Resolution Section has a Committee page listing a Diversity Committee

The Section of Family Law has developed a diversity policy

The Section of Environment, Energy and Resources has a Minority Fellowship Program and a Native American Resources Committee.

General Practice, Solo and Small Practice Section has a Diversity section of their website which has lots of information of interest including their Diversity Fellows Program.

Intellectual Property Law Section

Section of International Law and Practice has a Goal IX Committee to focus on diversity initiatives.

Labor and Employment Law Section has The Equal Opportunity in the Legal Profession Committee and a Diversity Plan

Legal Education has a Diversity in Legal Education Committee

Litigation has a Minority Trial Lawyer Committee. Their Gender, Racial and Ethnic Bias Task Force has also set up a Fairness in the Courts website

Real Property, Probate and Trust

Taxation Section has a Diversity committee.

Tort Trial and Insurance Practice has a Committee on Diversity in the Profession as well as a Scholarship program designed to increased participation of minorities (among other underrepresented groups) TIPS members

Miscellaneous

The ABA/CLE has a Women and Minority Speakers Bureau

The Council on Legal Education Opportunity has a list of Financial Aid Programs for Minorities and Disadvantaged Students in Law School

The Forum on Construction Law offers a Women & Minority Lawyer Fellowship.

The Fund for Justice and Education gives substantial funding to our Commission and is the home of the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund.

Office of Justice Initiatives has a publication called Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Justice System

Commission on Women co-sponsors our MWAN program

Sections Officers Conference has a page describing ABA entity diversity initiatives.

Links to Resources