Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP: DEI Resource
Create diversity initiatives that increase employee engagement while generating organizational awareness for DEI issues aligned with the company’s mission.
Sponsored by Cadwalader
Through the Cadwalader Center for Diversity & Inclusion, the firm offers diversity programs and initiatives designed to manage talent, increase employee engagement, and generate awareness of diversity and inclusion issues. The following programs are in place to advance the firm’s diversity and inclusion mission.
Firmwide Diversity & Inclusion Programming includes a suite of required diversity training programs for all attorneys, reenactments and receptions, history and heritage month events, a monthly speaker series and new-hire programming designed to introduce all new attorneys to the firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts and initiatives.
Basic Training is a career development program designed for diverse attorneys in their second year of practicing law at Cadwalader. Sponsored by the Taskforce of the Advancement of Women, the goal is to provide guidance and career tips on how to be a successful attorney at the firm. The five-week program covers a range of topics through interactive projects and workshops, including: How to be an Indispensable Associate: Making a Name for Yourself; Communications 101; and Dealing with Difficult People.
Business Development Boot Camp is a five-part series that provides business development skills for mid-level women at the firm. Sponsored by the Taskforce for the Advancement of Women, BD Bootcamp includes modules, led by coaches, on networking and pitching. The program culminates with a mock pitch, allowing participants to practice the skills they have learned throughout the course. Successful participants receive a Cadwalader Center for Career Advancement Business Development 101 Certificate.