Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Our commitment to a better world.
We believe that a diverse workforce at all levels fosters an environment that supports innovation and creative problem solving to better serve our clients. Such an approach provides a wide range of viewpoints and perspectives to the issues that our clients face, and helps contribute to innovative solutions.
It is our ongoing mission to create and maintain a firm-wide culture and environment that supports and promotes diversity so that all employees, regardless of their background, feel welcome, included, valued, supported and able to succeed and reach their potential of excellence at Procopio.
Our focus on retention and advancement is reflected in our certification Diversity Lab as a Mansfield Certification Plus law firm five years running. Other external metrics include Our Mansfield recognition is not the only diversity accolade Procopio has received. For example, Procopio has consistently been ranked among the top U.S. midsize law firms for diversity by Law360.
At Procopio we take action towards a more diverse future. We start with aspiring attorneys:
- We sponsor annual scholarships and internships to inspiring law students at California Western School of Law and the University of San Diego School of Law.
- We participate in the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program, offering an annual summer clerkship to law students.
- We have participated in the diversity internship program with the San Diego County Bar Association since its inception.
- We take steps to ensure Native American law students have the same opportunities for internships and advancement as their peers.
We are also committed to promoting diversity throughout the legal community:
- Many of our attorneys server or have served in leadership roles in diverse bar associations, both to give back to their communities and to assist with expanding our recruitment reach. These associations include, without limitation:
- California Minority Counsel Program
- Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
- Korean American Bar Association (KABA)
- La Raza Bar Association
- American Bar Association International Section
- Lawyer’s Club
- Native American Lawyers Association (NALA)
- Pan Asian Lawyers Association (PALA)
- National Asian Pacific Bar Association (NAPABA)
- South Asian Bar Association (SABA)
- Tom Homann Bar Association
- ChIPs (Chicks in IP Law)
- Women Helping Women (WHW)
- Keizai Silicon Valley
Our actions also occur within the firm:
- We have active mentorship programs to ensure all attorneys have a path to success in their careers.
- We mandate Elimination of Bias training for all attorneys and staff.
- We host internal discussions in which equity partners share their own experiences with racism in their careers and their lives.
We’re not resting on our laurels. Procopio continues to focus on advancing progress in diversity within our firm as well as the broader legal community.
Procopio’s diversity efforts are led by Tara Narayanan, chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee, and Mindy Morton, leader of the firm’s Mansfield Plus initiative.
