Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness Equal Opportunity and Diversity Committee

Diversity Recruitment Resources Job Fairs · Websites · Publications · Organizations · Best Practices

Introduction

Who benefits from a diverse workforce in the Pennsylvania courts? We all do. With a strong commitment to diversity through appointments and employment, a court increases public confidence in the justice system, improves workplace productivity and enhances its ability to hire qualified professionals in the future. The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness created this publication to provide judges and court personnel with resources to help recruit quality applicants representing diverse backgrounds. The resource list is a companion publication to “Creating a Diverse Workforce in the Pennsylvania Courts: A Manual for Success.” The manual provides up-to-date county and state data on demographic trends and key information for judges and administrators to create court workforce diversity initiatives. It also offers details on assessing an individual court’s diversity needs and developing effective diversity programs that target recruitment, retention and training. The manual is a must-read for judges and court administrators. For a copy of “Creating a Diverse Workforce in the Pennsylvania Courts: A Manual for Success,” contact the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness or visit our website at www.pacourts.us/ reports. INDEX

Job Fairs 2 Websites 3 Publications 4 Bar Associations 6 Law Student Organizations 8 Best Practices 9 Model Diversity Programs 10 Job Fairs

Philadelphia Area Diversity Job Fair (PADJF) Equal Justice Works/NAPIL Career Fair www.padjf.org and Conference Held in early September, PADJF offers minority www.equaljusticeworks.org students the opportunity to meet with large Held every October in Washington, D.C. Equal law firms, major corporations, public interest Justice Works is the national leader in creating organizations, the judiciary, and federal, state summer and postgraduate public interest and local government agencies. Applications are opportunities for law students and lawyers. generally due in May. Hispanic National Bar Association GPALS Job Fair Convention and Job Fair Held in October and open to students of www.hnba.com Villanova University School of Law, University of Held each fall in conjunction with the Hispanic Pennsylvania School of Law, Rutgers University National Bar Association Convention. School of Law-Camden, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel Massachusetts Law School Consortium University, Widener University School of Law and National Recruitment Program Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of www.maconsortium.org/employers.html Law. Sponsored by Massachusetts Law School Consortium including Boston College Law School, Temple Contact: Timothy LeGower, timothy. Boston University School of Law, Harvard Law [email protected] (215) 204-8806. School, New England School of Law, Northeastern Villanova Contact: Elaine Petrossian, petrossian@ University School of Law, Suffolk University Law law.villanova.edu (610) 519-7031. School, Western New England College School of Law. Open to students of sponsoring school(s). Dauphin County Bar Association Minority Job Fair www.dcba-pa.org • (717) 232-7536 Lavender Law Job Fair The Dauphin County Bar Association seeks http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/index.php first-year law students for summer internships. Held in conjunction with the National LGBT Bar Generally, early- to mid-February deadline. Contact: Association Annual Career Fair and Conference Don Morgan, [email protected]. General Philadelphia Diversity Job Fair Delaware Minority Job Fair www.psijobfair.com/philadelphia.aspx http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/ CareerDevelopment/StepbyStepJobSearchGuide/ Diversity Job Fair, Kimmel Center JobFairsandFellowships.aspx http://jobcircle.com/public/jf.mpl?id=77

Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association Villanova University Career Fair & Job Fair (MABLSA) Diversity Reception http://www.nblsa.org/index.php?pID=7blsa.org For more information, contact Career Services at Click on “Members Area” for information about (610) 519-4060. job fairs. Camden County Annual Job Fair Public Interest/Public Service Career Fair (Pips) http://www.camdencounty.com/employment/ www.law.upenn.edu/cpp/pips career.html Sponsored by the Public Interest Section of the Job fairs are held in the spring and fall. Contact Philadelphia Bar Association and Consortium of the Camden County One-Stop Career Center at Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools. (856) 968-4200. National Association for Law Placement (NALP) www.nalp.org NALP offers a comprehensive listing of career and job fairs for legal career professionals, including those that are minority/diversity-focused.

2 Diversity Recruitment Resources Websites

Asian Diversity Conference & Career Expo www.newsjobs.net www.adiversity.com Held annually and specializes in connecting Asian www.saludos.com American professionals with U.S.-based multinational corporations and government agencies. www.ihispano.com

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual www.hirediversity.com Convention & Business Expo www.ushcc.com www.diversity.com Held annually for over 30 years and hosted by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, it www.diversityinc.com features hundreds of exhibitors from the United States and abroad. www.womensjobsearch.net New Jersey Diversity Career Day, Rutgers www.employdiversity.com University, New Brunswick Career Services http://careerservices.rutgers.edu www.diversityworking.com Offered by Rutgers University and New Brunswick Career Services and is open to the general public. www.black-collegian.com To post a job, recruit on campus or attend upcoming career days, contact Dorothy Kerr, daf@ www.latpro.com echo.rutgers.edu or call (732) 932-7287.

Shomex Diversity Career Fair www.naacp.org www.diversitycareerexpos.com/seekers.htm Started in 1988, Shomex Diversity Career Fair www.aapd-dc.org brings together thousands of professionals and hundreds of employers at its multiple career fairs www.imdiversity.com held nationwide. Visit their website to learn more about becoming an exhibitor. www.workplacediversity.com

Urban League of Pittsburgh www.careersingovernment.com Diversity Employment Expo www.ulpgh.org www.naceweb.org Several job fairs are held each year, providing employment opportunities for those seeking entry www.padiversity.org level and professional positions. In 2008-2009, over 8,400 job seekers participated in the job fairs. Thirty-five to forty companies and organizations have been represented at each job fair.

Annual Regional Hispanic Job Fair, CONCILIO http://elconcilio.net Hispanic job applicants gain access to private and public sector employers, such as school districts, fire and police departments, the F.B.I., local banks, hotels and restaurants, and many health and community service organizations at this annual fair.

Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness 3 Publications

Philadelphia Tribune/Metro Hispanic El Torero (Allentown) 520 S. 16th Street 392 Allen Street Philadelphia, PA 19146 Allentown, PA 18102 (215) 893-4050 (610) 435-6608 www.phillytrib.com La Cronica (Allentown) P.O. Box 4085 Philadelphia West Side Weekly Allentown, PA 18105 6253 Pine Street (484) 357-2903 Philadelphia, PA 19143 (215) 474-7411 El Mensajaro (Hazleton) www.westsidepa.com 100 W. Broad Street, Suite 107 Hazleton, PA 18201 The Philadelphia Sunday Sun (570) 501-8400 6661 Germantown Avenue www.timesleader.com/elmensajero/ Philadelphia, PA 19119 (215) 848-7864 La Voz Hispana (Lancaster) www.philasun.com P.O. Box 1328 Lancaster, PA 17608-1328 Diverse Pittsburgh Newsletter (717) 291-8800 Allegheny County Bar www.echo-media.com/ Association MediaPrintNP.asp?IDNumber=5657 Diversity Collaborative Committee 400 Koppers Building El Sol Latino Newspaper 436 Seventh Avenue (Philadelphia) Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 261-6161 198 W. Chew Avenue http://www.acba.org/ACBA/ Philadelphia, PA 19120 Diversity/Diversity-Initiative.asp (215) 424-1200 www.elsoln1.com/index.php New Pittsburgh Courier 315 E. Carson Street Al Dia (Philadelphia) Pittsburgh, PA 15219 1500 JFK Boulevard, (412) 481-8302 Suite 525 www.newpittsburghcourieronline. Philadelphia, PA 19102 com (215) 569-4666 www.aldiainc.com Onyx Woman (Pittsburgh) P.O. Box 1362 Community Focus (Philadelphia) Pittsburgh, PA 15221 5926 Hammond Avenue (412) 731-5159 Philadelphia, PA 19120 www.onyxwomannetwork.com (215) 927-8930

Pittsburgh Out El Hispano (Philadelphia) 1000 Ross Avenue 8605 West Chester Pike Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Upper Darby, PA 19082 (412) 381-3350 (610) 789-5512 www.outonline.com (610) 789-5524 fax [email protected] www.el-hispano.com

4 Diversity Recruitment Resources Impacto Latino (Philadelphia) La Voz (Reading) China News Weekend, P.O. Box 15358 120 South 3rd Street American Chinese Times, Philadelphia, PA 19111 West Reading, PA 19601 American Chinese World (215) 922-6409 3104 G Street (215) 774-1089 fax Dong-A-Daily Philadelphia, PA 19134 1330 Willow Avenue, (215) 291-0826 Philadelphia Brazilian Elkins Park, PA 19027 (215) 291-8094 fax News Week (215) 935-5000 [email protected] 198 W. Chew Avenue (215) 935-8888 fax Philadelphia, PA 19120 China-Viet News (215) 424-1200 The Korea Central Daily News – (Chinese, Vietnamese) Korean-American Broadcasting 938 Arch Street, Lower-Level Philadelphia, PA 19107 Philadelphia Gay News Company (KABC) (215) 629-2996 or 2998 505 S. Fourth Street 1925 W. Cheltenham Avenue (215) 629-2993 fax Philadelphia, PA 19147 Elkins Park, PA 19027 [email protected] (215) 625-8501 (215) 572-7077 www.epgn.com (215) 572-7154 fax www.koreandailynews.net Asian American Times (Chinese, La Voz Latina Mensual Vietnamese, Cambodian) (Scranton) Rang Dong Magazine 1021 Cherry Street P.O. Box 219 (Vietnamese) Philadelphia, PA 19107 Scranton, PA 18504 P.O. Box 46754 (215) 739-4179 (570) 343-0927 Philadelphia, PA (215) 739-4179 fax www.lavoznepa.com 19160-6754 [email protected] (215) 288-3036 (215) 288-5647 fax Panorama Latin News Rainbow Alliance (Edwardsville) [email protected] (Palmerton) 512 Northampton Street www.rangdongphila.org P.O. Box 59 Box 218 Palmerton, PA 18071 Edwardsville, PA 18704 (610) 377-6944 World Journal (Chinese) (570) 606-4410 1017 Arch Street (570) 300-2124 fax Philadelphia, PA 19107 ¡Habla! (South Central (215) 592-9666 Pennsylvania) (215) 592-6536 fax P.O. Box 1729 1115 West 7th Street Harrisburg, PA 17105 Erie, PA 16502 (717) 503-3564 Sing Tao Daily (Chinese) (814) 456-9833 [email protected] 45 Black Watch Court [email protected] www.hablanews.com Horsham, PA 19044 www.eriegaynews.com (267) 760-4383 (215) 922-4383 fax ¡Apuntate! (Northampton) [email protected] 1331 Adams Street www.singtao.com Northampton, PA 18067 (610) 653-5858 Duowei Times (Chinese) 28 Kennedy Boulevard El Diario Latino – East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Gettysburg Times (732) 287-8066 P.O. Box 3669 (732) 287-6661 fax Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.dwnews.com (717) 374-1131 www.gettysburgtimes.com

Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness 5 Bar Associations

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Association (NAPABA) P.O. Box 59106 1612 K Street, N.W. Philadelphia, PA 19102-9106 Suite 1400 (215) 864-6285 • (215) 789-7256 fax Washington, DC 20006 www.hbapa.com (202) 775-9555 • (202) 775-9333 fax Asian Pacific American Bar Association The National Bar Association of Pennsylvania 1225 11th Street, N.W. P.O. Box 60234 Washington, DC 20001 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (202) 842-3900 • (202) 289-6170 fax (215) 977-3624 www.nationalbar.org [email protected] The National Black Law www.aabadv.org Students Association Philadelphia Bar Association 1225 11th Street, N.W. Minorities in the Profession Committee Washington, DC 20001-4217 Nadeem A. Bezar, Esquire www.nblsa.org Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar Philadelphia Bar Association The National Native American 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor Bar Association Philadelphia, PA 19107 309 Wimbeldon Court Stafford, VA 22556 (215) 238-6300 • (215) 238-1159 fax www.nativeamericanbar.org Nadeem Bezar: [email protected] www.philadelphiabar.org The Hispanic National Bar Association 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Philadelphia Bar Association Suite 507 LGBT Rights Committee Washington, DC 20036 Lawrence S. Felzer, Esq. Senior Law Center (202) 223-4777 Philadelphia Bar Association (202) 223-2324 fax 1101 Market Street, 11th Floor www.hnba.com Philadelphia, PA 19107 Pennsylvania Bar Association (215) 238-6300 • (215) 238-1159 fax Minority Bar Committee Lawrence Felzer: [email protected] Suzanne Crist www.philadelphiabar.org Pennsylvania Bar Association P.O. Box 186 The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186 P.O. Box 58448 Philadelphia, PA 19102 www.pabar.org/public/committees/minybar/ [email protected] Pennsylvania Bar Association www.phillybarristers.org Gay and Lesbian Rights Committee Suzanne Crist South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Bar Association Shaila Prabhakar, P.O. Box 186 VP Lawyer Outreach Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186 [email protected] www.pabar.org/public/committees/gayright/

6 Diversity Recruitment Resources Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia Allegheny County Bar Association (GALLOP) Homer S. Brown Association P.O. Box 58279 400 Koppers Building Penn Center Station 436 Seventh Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19102 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (215) 627-9090 (412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax www.galloplaw.org [email protected] www.acba.org Harrisburg Black Attorneys Association Tyrone Powell, Esquire Allegheny County Bar Association Powell and Associates Asian Attorneys Committee 300 North Second 400 Koppers Building Street, Suite 908 436 Seventh Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17101 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (717) 230-8833 • (717) 230-8855 fax (412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax [email protected] [email protected] www.acba.org Dauphin County Bar Association Equal Professional Opportunity Committee Montgomery County Bar Association David E. Lehman Diversity Committee Dauphin County Bar Association Daniel Clifford, Chair 213 North Front Street 100 West Airy Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 P.O. Box 268, Norristown, PA 19404-0268 717-232-7536 • 717-234-4582 fax (610) 279-9660 • (610) 279-4321 fax [email protected] www.dcba-pa.org [email protected] www.montgomerybar.org Allegheny County Bar Association Diversity Collaborative Committee Monroe County Bar Association 400 Koppers Building Diversity Committee 436 Seventh Avenue 913 Main Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Stroudsburg, PA 18360 (412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax (570) 424-7288 • (570) 424-8234 fax www.acba.org/ACBA/Diversity/Diversity- www.monroebar.org Collaborative.asp York County Bar Association Allegheny County Bar Association Diversity Committee Diversity Initiative Clarence Allen, Chair 400 Koppers Building 137 East Market Street 436 Seventh Avenue York, PA 17401 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (717) 854-8755 • (717) 843-8766 fax (412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax [email protected] www.acba.org/ACBA/Diversity/Diversity- www.yorkbar.com Initiative.asp Allegheny County Bar Association Hispanic Attorneys Committee 400 Koppers Building 436 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax [email protected] www.acba.org Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness 7 Law Student Organizations

University of Pennsylvania School of Law The Pennsylvania State University Office of the Dean, (215) 898-7483 Dickinson School of Law www.law.upenn.edu Office of the Dean, (717) 240-5000 Organizations: www.law.psu.edu Black Law Student Association (BALSA) Organizations: Asian Law Student Association (ALSA) Black Law Student Association (BALSA) Southeast Asian Law Student Association (SALSA) Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association Latino Law Student Association (LLAWSA) (APALSA) Gay and Lesbian Law Student Association (LAMBDA) Latino Law Student Association (LLSA) Women Feminist Working Disabled American Law Student Association (DALSA) Penn Arab Law Student Association Minority Law Student Association (MALSA) OUTLAW Lesbian and Gay Law Student Association Temple University Beasley School of Law Widener University School of Law Office of the Dean, (215) 204-7861 Office of the Dean, (302) 477-2278 www.law.temple.edu www.law.widener.edu Organizations: Organizations: Asian American Law Student Association (AALSA) Black Law Student Association (BALSA) Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Minority Law Student Association (MLSA) Indian Law Students Association (ILSA) Latino Law Students Association (La.L.S.A.) Law Students for Lesbian and Gay Rights (L.S.L.G.R.) University of Pittsburgh School of Law Office of the Dean, (412) 648-1401 www.law.pitt.edu/school Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Office of the Dean, (215) 895-1LAW Organizations: www.drexel.edu/law Asian Law Students Association Black Law Students Association (BALSA) Organizations: Hispanic Law Society Black Law Student Association (BALSA) OUTLAW Gay and Lesbian Law Student Association Multicultural Law Students Association Feminist Law Forum Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA) Pitt Law Women’s Association OUTLAW Lesbian and Gay Law Student Association

Villanova University School of Law Duquesne University School of Law Office of the Dean, Phone (610) 519-7007, Office of the Dean, (412) 396-6300 Fax (610) 519-6472 www.duq.edu/law www.law.villanova.edu Organizations: Organizations: Black Law Student Association (BALSA) Black Law Students Association (BALSA) Asian/Pacific American Law Society (APALSA) [email protected] Women’s Law Association (WLA) Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association [email protected] Latin American Law Student Association [email protected]

8 Diversity Recruitment Resources Diversity Recruitment Best Practices

1. Publicly Announce Commitment from the Top 8. Train Your Recruiters While it is important to have a policy on equal Design a training program for recruiters that employment opportunity, members of the judicial includes information about internal hiring branch and managers within the judicial system procedures, effective interview techniques, should publicly emphasize their personal interest affirmative employment goals and appropriate and support for this issue. Frequent public questions and conduct. pronouncements on this issue can help promote a positive impression of the court system as a 9. Understand What You Can Ask and What You place that values diversity and can foster interest Cannot Ask in the Interview Process from diverse applicants. While it should certainly be the goal of an interviewer to determine as much as he/she can 2. Target Advertising and Recruitment Sources in an interview process, there are seemingly to Maximize Exposure to Diverse Groups harmless questions that could suggest a Employers in search of diverse talent should discriminatory motive to the applicant. Questions consult multiple sources when recruiting job such as those concerning an applicant’s medical candidates. conditions, marital status, membership in social clubs or organizations, and similar questions may 3. Consider a Minority Law Clerk not only be offensive to an applicant, but may Recruitment Program be illegal as well. The EEOC (www.eeoc.gov) Programs such as the New Jersey Judiciary maintains a comprehensive list of what it views Minority Law Clerk Recruitment Program have to be impermissible interview questions. been successful in drawing a diverse pool of applicants for hundreds of clerkships. 10. Consider the Myth of the Meritocracy Certain credentials such as high GPAs and an “Ivy 4. Maintain Contact with Schools with League” education have become an automatic High Diverse Populations proxy for acceptable candidates, particularly for Colleges and universities are obvious recruitment legal positions. These measures of academic stops when endeavoring to recruit a diverse performance, however, have not been reliable workforce. predictors of the performance of practicing attorneys, tend to discourage the hiring of diverse applicants and may unnecessarily truncate your 5. Maintain High Level Contacts with applicant pool. Bar Associations Diversity committees of bar associations and When reviewing applications, look to an minority bar associations often advertise openings applicant’s total experience. Has this individual for clerkships and committee vacancies to their worked his/her way through school? Might that members. explain his/her failure to achieve the top grades? What does this say about the individual’s work ethic? Might this person have attended a less 6. Consider Viable Work Life/Family expensive state school due to socio-economic Balance Programs concerns or pressures? Does this fact render them Many women feel unable to balance work life any less qualified for the position? Debunking and family commitments. Creating options for the myth of the meritocracy does not imply working women, such as work-sharing, flexible a lowering of the bar; it merely suggests that hours and family-friendly leave can attract the bar that has been created, notwithstanding women to jobs that they may have thought its widespread utilization, may not be the best unavailable. predictor of future performance.

7. Take a Look at Your Recruiters When recruiting diverse applicants, be sure to incorporate diverse recruiters and interviewers into the recruitment schedule.

Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness 9 Model Diversity Programs

New Jersey Judiciary Minority Law Clerk U.S. Office of Personnel Management Recruitment Program Program entitled “Building and Maintaining www.judiciary.state.nj.us/lawclerks/ a Diverse, High-Quality Workforce—A Guide New Jersey has a formal minority law clerk for Federal Agencies” recruitment program, the salient features of which www.opm.gov/Diversity/guide.htm include: drawing from a national pool of applicants; Highlights of OPM’s design for an effective diversity active outreach by staff to law schools and minority program include: ensuring that recruiters and law student organizations to educate them about selection officials work closely with human resources clerkship opportunities; participation in legal career and EEO staff during the recruitment process; fairs and presentations by judges and law clerks keeping abreast of diversity recruitment sources designed to specifically attract minorities; maintaining and organizations and widely publicizing vacancies; contacts with diversity-focused organizations, such communicating OPM’s diversity mission and goals; as minority bar associations, who make referrals for partnering with diversity-themed organizations and clerkship vacancies; and encouraging interning for schools with diverse populations for sponsorship, judges to help law students recognize the benefits of mentoring, tutoring and presentation programs; obtaining a clerkship. maintaining a diverse group of recruiters; training those involved with recruiting on appropriate behaviors and techniques, hiring procedures and New York State Unified Court System— personnel policies; paying recruitment and relocation Legal Fellows Program bonuses; and establishing work/life initiatives www.courts.state.ny.us/careers/statewide/ designed to attract women. LegalFellows.pdf The Legal Fellows Program is a one-year fellowship for those interested in pursuing a legal career in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of public service. The fellowship provides a year-long Human Resource and Administration Program on salary with a state employment benefits package Diversity Management and Equal Employment to law school graduates from fully-accredited law Opportunity schools. Legal fellows are assigned work in judicial www.diversity.hr.va.gov/index.asp offices assisting with legal research and writing, and The VA maintains a five-year plan to ensure the gain valuable experience and knowledge of judicial recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse decision-making and court operations. employees. With respect to recruitment, the VA has established national partnerships with organizations that can be a source of candidates U.S. Department of the Interior Diversity Plan from underrepresented groups. Additionally, “Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining each administration and staff office level has its a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce own targeted recruitment plan. Finally, the VA FY 2005-2009” operates four national internship programs and www.doi.gov/pmb/fy05_workforce_strategic_plan. two local programs designed to recruit historically pdf disadvantaged candidates. The DOI offers a variety of suggestions for creating a diverse workplace, including: hiring from underrepresented groups in pairs for support; Just the Beginning Foundation Judicial providing relocation/retention bonuses; providing Externship/Clerkship Program repayment of student loans as incentives; providing www.jtbf.org/ mentors; creating accessible office environments to Designed by former Pennsylvania Commonwealth accommodate the needs of people with disabilities; Court Judge Doris Smith-Ribner, the innovative using incentives for hiring a diverse workforce; using program has placed over 150 law students and a bureau-wide recruitment team; maintaining a highly graduates into externships and clerkships in federal skilled and trained HR department; and providing and state courts throughout the country. The program education and training about the importance of a is designed to enhance the legal research, writing highly skilled and diverse workforce. and analytical skills of the participants to enable them to successfully serve as judicial law clerks upon graduation.

10 Diversity Recruitment Resources Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness 11 Acknowledgements

Many sources contributed to the creation of this guide, This recruitment resource guide is a companion including: publication to “Creating a Diverse Workforce in the Pennsylvania Courts: A Manual for Success.” Equal Opportunity and Diversity Committee, For a copy of the manual, please contact the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, and Ethnic Fairness Racial, and Ethnic Fairness or visit our website at Minority Corporate Counsel Association, MCCA www.pacourts.us/reports. (www.mcca.com) Myth of Meritocracy

MCCA Law Firm Best Practices

MCCA Corporate Best Practices

American Society of Newspaper Editors “Tips for Minority Recruiting,” April 30, 2002

New Jersey State Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts, with special thanks to Yolande P. Marlow, Ph.D.

Administrative Office of the Court, Office of Minority Concerns, and Carmen Flores, M.P.A.

New York State Unified Court System, with special thanks to Alice M. Chapman-Minutello, Deputy Director, Human Resources Workforce Diversity Office

U.S. Department of the Interior “Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce FY 2005-2009”

Office of Personnel Management “Building and Maintaining a Diverse High Quality Workforce: A Guide for Federal Agencies”

Office of Human Resources and Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs “Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity”

Honorable Doris A. Smith-Ribner, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (retired)

Stacey Sobel, Executive Director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights

Heather Brooks, Law Intern, Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Customer Service Center (cover photo)

12 Diversity Recruitment Resources Cover Photo: Richard Kelly Photography Design: The Think Tank Group

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