Blueprint JD is DC-based so we are in a celebratory mood.  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day have us downright giddy.  Though, as an advice blog, we are focused on the future,…

Diversity oddly seems to be the only area where major law firms and the hardcore overachievers who run them are content with mediocrity. It’s not that law firms haven’t thrown money at diversity – sponsoring…

In an earlier article, I discussed how to get comfortable with your identity and bring your best self to work. But, what happens when once you get there? Diverse lawyers encounter daily affronts to…

In Moving Diversity Forward: How to Go from Well-Meaning to Well-Doing, Vernā Myers provides a how-to guide for those seeking to champion diversity in their one-on-one dealings and their law firms. Myers uses race,…

Blueprint JD’s mission revolves around career advice for diverse law students and attorneys.  You can say that we’re nerds about the intersections between diversity, law, and success.  We’re also (surprise) voracious readers, and the…

Being in the minority at a big law firm is awkward.  An earlier Blueprint JD article described how you can be so thrown off your game that you are hesitant to reveal your music…

On Wednesday, October 10th, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. Texas, an extremely high profile case challenging the use of race as an admissions-plus factor at the University of Texas…

Diversity may be the hardest thing for a society to live with, and perhaps the most dangerous thing for a society to be without. ― William Sloane Coffin, Jr. iversity is the legal profession’s Mt.…

Corporate Boards Taking Steps To Promote Diversity (via PR Newswire) NEW YORK, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Acknowledging the value that comes with a diverse board, a majority (75 percent) of corporate boards in the…