Dykema Named Finalist for MCCA 2022 Thomas L. Sager Award

October, 2022 - Detroit, Michigan

Dykema, a leading national law firm, is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) for the 2022 Thomas L. Sager Award. Dykema was listed as a Top 10 finalist for Category 4, firms with 250-500 attorneys. The winners from each of the categories will be announced at the 25thAnniversary Diversity Gala on October 19, 2022.

According to MCCA, the Thomas L. Sager Award highlights the winning firms’ commitment to building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal industry. Presented since 1999, the Sager Award is named after former DuPont Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Thomas L. Sager, a pioneer in increasing diversity in the legal profession. Sager’s creation of the DuPont Company Legal Model is an industry benchmark for the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys.

“It’s vital that our legal profession is reflective of the world we live in and even more imperative that our work is conducive to creating systemic changes in our industry,” said Jean Lee, President, and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. “I admire the work that all of these firms are accomplishing to better serve the legal profession by implementing policies, training, and forward thinking leadership to increase diversity.”

MCCA determines the finalists and winners for the Sager Award based on its extensive review of the 2022 MCCA Law Firm Diversity Survey submissions. The survey launched in 2004, is the longest-standing diversity survey in the legal industry. It gathers insights about law firm demographics, leadership composition, and the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys.

Dykema recently participated in Mansfield Rule 5.0 certification and continues its commitment to diversity with participation in the Mansfield Rule 6.0 certification. The Mansfield Rule 6.0 broadens the requirements to promote underrepresented individuals in C-suite roles. In addition, it requires that the firm consider individuals from all four historically underrepresented groups and publish transparent job descriptions when selecting for leadership roles, equity partnerships, and over a dozen other activities centered on the path to leadership for attorneys.

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