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Fueling the Pipeline: State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program's 15Th GBJ Feature Fueling the Pipeline: State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program’s 15th Annual CLE and Luncheon by Marian Cover Dockery aw professors, general counsels, attorneys and educators who are working to diversify Lthe profession and enhance educational opportunities for at-risk youth convened at the Bar Center in September to discuss the importance of fuel- ing the pipeline in law schools, firms and corporations with minorities and women and how communications may negatively impact employees in the workplace. Photos by Don Morgan Law School Deans Panel Marian Dockery, Charles Huddleston, vice-chair and partner, Arnall Golden Gregory, present Justice Robert Benham with an appreciation Robin Rone, director of the American Bar gift following his keynote luncheon address compliments of Macy’s, Inc. Association Office of Diversity Initiatives, moderated the first panel, which included Dean Daisy Hurst Floyd Mercer’s BALSA chapter has won national awards for of Mercer University School of Law, Dean Rebecca sponsoring mentoring programs and UGA’s BALSA White of the University of Georgia School of Law, chapter is, according to White, “…the most effective Assistant Dean Katherine Brokaw of Emory Law recruiting device for the school.” These law schools dig School, Dean Richardson Lynn of John Marshall Law deep into the pipeline by whetting the appetites of high School and Dean Steven Kaminshine of Georgia State school students for a career in law. University College of Law. Mercer has a modest pipeline effort where high Despite the national statistics reporting more than a school students meet faculty and law students. GSU 10 percent decline in minorities (African-Americans has joined other organizations to present a new and Hispanics) enrolled in law schools, according to pipeline project, “Justice Benham’s Boot Camp,” a White, Georgia’s law schools have one of the largest three-week program that offers instruction to minor- concentrations of African-American law students in ity high school students who are taught by GSU’s law the country. professors. The objective is to get students excited Mercer, UGA and GSU all rely heavily on their about the law and encourage them to pursue law Black American Law Student Association (BALSA) school in the future. (A full description of the pro- chapters to attract future students. Floyd reported that gram is detailed later in this article.) 52 Georgia Bar Journal Percentages of Minorities and Women scores of applicants. Admitting at Georgia Law Schools For the Year 2007-08 students with low LSAT scores, e.g. the low 140s, hurts the accredi- tation chances of law schools. Law School Percent Percent Percent When the ABA inspects law Minorities African-American Women schools every seven years, num- Emory 40 13 50 bers of minority students in many cases decline. John Marshall, a pro- GSU 25 n/a 50 visional law school and now ABA John Marshall 29.9 18.9 50.8 accredited, has traditionally recruited minorities with lower Mercer+ 17 11 48 scores because the first tier schools UGA+ 22 14.1 46 successfully recruit from the same +Mercer is located in Macon and UGA is located in Athens. limited pool of minorities with the higher LSAT scores. Lynn also stat- ed that law schools must walk a In law schools where early exits Among the challenges the law fine line between satisfying the are not an exception, retaining stu- schools face despite their success in ABA and recruiting a diverse pop- dents is of paramount importance. recruiting diverse student popula- ulation of students. Minority orientation programs, tions are: early mentoring, summer academic Decline of Women Applicants enrichment programs for any stu- ■ Recruiting more minority and Despite the schools’ success dent who may be “at risk,” diversity women faculty recruiting minority students and training for all students and ongoing ■ Creating a more inviting envi- their past success recruiting academic support programs are ronment for minority and women, the majority of the deans among the programs offered by women students on the panel reported an alarming these schools to lower attrition rates ■ Securing funds to create valu- trend—the decline of female appli- of students. To promote retention of able academic assistance pro- cants. Although the percentage of all students, including minorities, grams women at Georgia’s law schools is UGA offers an “Early Start ■ Changing a widely publicized almost half of the total law student Program” to expose students to the ranking system that does not population, these numbers still law school experience and to pro- take into account diversity in reflect a slight decline from previ- vide instruction on writing, briefing the student body (U.S. News & ous years. cases and Constitutional Law. World Report) Mercer took a novel approach by ■ Addressing issues of accredita- Continued Push for Diversity recruiting and enrolling a critical tion by the American Bar Emory will continue to push for mass of five talented Hampton Association (ABA) which pres- diversity through its recruitment University minority graduates. The sure law schools to select stu- fairs, diverse admissions staff and relationship with the school goes dents with higher LSAT scores its Office of Diversity and beyond recruiting Hampton stu- that adversely impact the num- Community Initiatives. dents. Mercer annually funds the ber of minority students An effective diversity program Hampton Deans Scholarship, a full enrolled requires money, and a recent $1 scholarship for one graduate of this million gift to Emory University historically black college. Lynn, who has in the past served School of Law will fund scholar- According to Brokaw, Emory on accreditation teams, reported ships aimed at increasing and sus- Law School has long enjoyed a how the ABA accreditation rules taining diversity at the law school. high percentage of minority enroll- impacted John Marshall’s minority In response to the declining ment. Students come from all over enrollment. According to Lynn, numbers of women applicants, the United States because Atlanta although the number of minority Emory’s Spring 2007 conference is a huge draw. Brokaw also students at his law school “No More Early Exits” created a reported that the percentage of increased, the percentage of forum for female law students, minority enrollment has increased minorities actually declined from practicing attorneys and Emory from 18 percent in 1995 to 40 per- 52 percent (44 percent African- law professors to address the exo- cent in 2007. The traditional 90 per- American) to 46.5 percent (18.9 dus of women from the profession cent bar exam passage rate of percent African-American) since and strategies to preserve the tal- Emory students has actually 2000 because the ABA accredita- ent pool. increased to 96 percent with the tion process includes reviewing the Georgia law schools’ commit- rise in minority enrollment. admission figures, namely LSAT ment to fueling the pipeline pro- December 2007 53 vides the state’s law firms of the Gate City Bar, with a diverse recruitment reported that less than 7 pool from which to draw percent of law degrees first year associates. The law conferred are to African- school deans emphasized Americans. Further, the that the next step is for the percentage of African- law firms to recruit, hire, Americans enrolled in law develop and retain their tal- school has reached a 13- ent in order to successfully year low. diversify the workforce. Justice Benham, who has worked with law The Solution school students for many Starts Here years, launched this three- week program in coopera- The second panel at the tion with the Gate City Bar, annual diversity CLE pro- Clark Atlanta University gram consisted of State Bar and Georgia State Uni- of Georgia members in pri- versity School of Law, vate practice and an Atlanta Dean Steven Kaminshine, Robin Rone, Dean Daisy Hurst Floyd, Marian which provided space for middle school principal. Cover Dockery, Dean Rebecca White, Dean Richardson Lynn and the camp’s program as These panelists generously Assistant Dean Katherine Brokaw pose after the dean’s roundtable. well as instructors. volunteer their time, talent The program’s curricu- and resources to support the aca- led his students to achieve the lum was intense. Daily classes demic preparation of middle, high highest scores in school history, included “Lawyer for the Day;” school and college students. Glen including two students who critical thinking taught by law Fagan, associate with Constangy, achieved the highest score possi- instructors and trial attorneys; the Brooks & Smith, LLC, and a volun- ble. Socratic method; trial technique; teer with the Truancy Intervention The school’s teaching philoso- and legal research. Every after- Project, moderated. phy is to: noon, students attended more classes, visited courts and law South Atlanta School for ■ Teach students to solve com- firms and spoke with judges, part- Law and Social Justice plex, multi-step problems that ners and public defenders. The Peter McKnight, principal of the require students to draw from third week of the program, law South Atlanta School for Law and multiple disciplines firms hosted paid internships for Social Justice, began his career ■ Use research-based engaging further exposure to a career in law. with Teach for America. McKnight instructional strategies According to Franklin, students said that the mission of his school ■ Hire a dynamic faculty and who completed the program want is to prepare students for college staff to return next year and are excited and to develop leaders for positive ■ Offer themed elective courses about becoming lawyers. change. Students have a core cur- supported by partnerships riculum of math, English, science with local law schools and The Boys & Girls Club and social studies and are instruct- social justice organizations of Metro Atlanta ed in critical reading, logical rea- The Boys & Girls Club College soning, persuasive writing and In the future, McKnight hopes Bound Program of Metro Atlanta is public speaking.
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