Barnes & Thornburg Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus for 2023-2024

Barnes & Thornburg has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus for 2023-2024, a significant recognition presented by Diversity Lab that underscores the firm’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion within the legal profession. The “plus” designation is reserved for firms that voluntarily report the progress and results of their inclusive processes.

This recognition reflects the firm’s proactive efforts to ensure that all talent, regardless of background, has equal opportunities for advancement into leadership roles.

Mansfield certification is a structured, year-long process designed to broaden the talent pool considered for leadership positions, specifically ensuring that at least 30 percent of those candidates include historically underrepresented lawyers, such as women, underrepresented racial and ethnic lawyers, LGBTQ+ lawyers, and lawyers with disabilities.

“Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are part of Barnes & Thornburg’s long-standing core values,” said Dawn R. Rosemond, the firm’s diversity partner. “At a time when many organizations are scaling back or rethinking their DEI initiatives and programs, we remain fully committed to fostering an inclusive legal environment and ensuring that advancement opportunities are accessible to all.”

Diversity Lab is an incubator for innovative solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law. By leveraging data, behavioral science, design thinking and technology, Diversity Lab develops and tests new ideas, measures their impact and shares insights to drive meaningful change across the industry.

For more information about Barnes & Thornburg’s diversity initiatives, please visit https://btlaw.com/en/firm/uncommon-culture/diversity-inclusion.

With more than 800 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from offices in Atlanta, Boston, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, South Florida, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us at www.btlaw.com.