Table of Contents MISSION STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NOTE FROM THE CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I. RAISING THE BAR: Where Law Firms Stand (Results of the 2011 Survey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 II. GETTING STARTED: Evaluating the Firm’s Employment Practices and Culture . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chapter One: Is My Firm LGBT-Friendly? Evaluating a Firm’s Workplace Culture . . . . . . . . 9 Chapter Two: Ten Easy Steps to Becoming LGBT-Friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 III. BUILDING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE LAW FIRM Chapter Three: L-G-B-T What? Why Including LGBT Issues in Diversity Training Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Chapter Four: Recruiting and Hiring LGBT Lawyers and Law Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chapter Five: Professional Development 101 for LGBT Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Chapter Six: Retaining the Top-Talent: Domestic Partner Benefits and Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter Seven: Transgender and Gender-Transitioning Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 IV. BEYOND THE FIRM Chapter Eight: Engaging the LGBT Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Conclusion: Further Support Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 APPENDIX A
Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
APPENDIX B
Sample Gender Transition Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
APPENDIX C
Benefits and Compensation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
APPENDIX D
Best Employment Practices Objective Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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