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If it’s not clear now the impact of Black women attorneys and how we change the world, I don’t know what else we can do. We are the lowest numbers in the legal profession in terms of law firms and partnerships, and yes, the impact when Black women lawyers are supported and actually trusted by leadership and their peers is profound.
— Paula Edgar, founding board member of The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc. and former president of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association in New York, commenting on the need for Biglaw firms to start focusing on Black women attorneys in their diversity and inclusion efforts.
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