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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just saw this press release from Sen. Tom Cotton. I remember in law school being surprised firms were allowed to have “diversity 1L” jobs that were only given to URM applicants in practice. Seems like maybe they never were allowed to.

https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-warns-top-law-firms-about-race-based-hiring-practices[/quote]

A lot of these programs are broad and include [b]first-gen and veterans[/b]. Sorry, OP, I think a lot of the corporate diversity stuff is going to survive. [/quote]

If that’s true they won’t have a problem. I don’t think it is true, though. In fact I think you’ll find internal emails that expressly say 1L diversity programs are intended for URM applicants. Because that’s what my T10 OCS said the firms intended. [/quote]

Under-represented minorities doesn’t necessarily mean only racial/ethnic minorities…

Anyway the firms will just add extra groups to CYA and move on. You’re not going to get reparations from being excluded from some program once upon a time when it might have been more narrowly focused…[/quote]

And do you want reparations, OP? You do sound like you feel quite wronged. Hmmm…[/quote]

I'm OP and you are not quoting me. I'm actually just a boring private practice lawyer concerned with our exposure. [/quote]

I am a poster who said this has been known as a risk since the mid-2000s at least.  I don’t blame you, and I have nothing to gain.  I haven’t worked in a firm for over a decade and wish all our 1L scholarship students the best.  I wasn’t wronged ever, I never applied for a 1L firm job, ever.[/quote]

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