Diversity Vision Statement
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher will deliver the highest quality legal services by fostering a culturally fluent, inclusive and open environment that welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds and with different perspectives to achieve Gibson Dunn's core values of excellence, fairness and individuality.

 

Diversity Leadership

Along with the leadership of the Diversity Partner, a member of the Management Committee, the Chief Diversity Officer oversees the firm's diversity efforts. To help manage our diversity efforts, Gibson Dunn maintains a two-tiered diversity committee system. The Global Diversity Committee guides the firm's strategic efforts and the local diversity committees develop office-specific initiatives in the areas of recruiting, professional development, community involvement and diversity education.

 

Diversity Demographics

Gibson Dunn believes diversity among our attorneys is essential to our continued success as one of the leading law firms in the world. As such, the firm constantly measures our progress in recruiting and retaining a high percentage of diverse lawyers to ensure that we have a truly integrated workplace. The firm is committed to developing a new and diverse generation of attorneys who will continue the long tradition of quality and excellence for which Gibson Dunn is known.

 

Diversity Honors

Diversity is one of Gibson Dunn's highest priorities, and our efforts have been noted by numerous organizations, including:

 

• The Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Index gave Gibson Dunn a top score for our LGBT friendly policies.
• The firm earned the Women in Law Empowerment Forum ("WILEF") Gold Standard Certification in 2011 based on a showing that women represent a meaningful percentage of the firm's equity partners, hold leadership positions on the governance and compensation committees, and are among the most highly compensated partners.
• Multicultural Law Magazine named Gibson Dunn one of the top 50 firms for diversity.

 

Community Involvement

Gibson Dunn is committed not only to advancing diversity in our offices, we are also are active in the communities in which we practice. The firm supports a wide range of community groups and diversity organizations both financially and through our attorney involvement. Organizations we support include:

 

�  A Better Chance	�  Hispanic National Bar Association
�  Asia Society	�  Lambda Legal
�  California Minority Counsel Program	�  Legal Outreach
�  Committee of 100	�  Mexican American Bar Foundation
�  DirectWomen Board Institute	�  Mount St. Mary's Pre-Law Scholarship
�  National LGBT Bar Association	�  Williams Institute
�  National Association of Women Lawyers	�  Women In Law Empowerment Forum
�  Prep for Prep

 

 

For more information on Gibson Dunn�s diversity efforts, please visit our website www.gibsondunn.com