Recognition

• Cadwalader was ranked by Minority Law Journal as one of the top 100 law firms in the country for diversity in the publication's 2009 Diversity Scorecard. 
• MultiCultural Law Magazine named Cadwalader one of the top 100 law firms in the country for diversity in 2008.
• Cadwalader was tapped by Women 3.0 as one of the top 100 law firms in the nation for women.
• For the second consecutive year, Cadwalader received a score of 95 from The Human Rights Campaign in its Corporate Equality Index report, an analysis and rating of large U.S. employers and their policies and practices pertinent to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees, consumers, and investors.
• MultiCultural Law Magazine recently named Cadwalader among the Top 100 law firms for diversity, among the Top 25 law firms for Native American attorneys and among the Top 10 law firms for attorneys with disabilities.
• Cadwalader placed 39 out of 154 law firms by percentage of minority attorneys in a recent American Lawyer Diversity Scorecard ranking.

Training Programs

• The highly acclaimed seminar: "MicroInequities: The Power of Small™," a program led by Stephen Young, a leading diversity and organizational leadership expert, that focused on identifying and avoiding the subtle, usually subconscious messages sent that devalue, discourage, and ultimately impair the performance of associates within a workplace. 
• Mandatory diversity training for attorneys and staff focuses on creating a diverse and inclusive culture by making the most of every work relationship.
• Cadwalader College - Foreign Language Institute offers lunchtime language tables in each office, an initiative that facilitates increased interaction among personnel interested in developing and maintaining their foreign language skills.
• An Affinity Group program provides support and resources to attorney groups who share a common connection, such as race, cultural heritage, generation, gender, religion, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, work schedules, and/or other defining criteria.
• A mentoring program focuses on creating nurturing relationships and enhancing professional development, with a particular focus on attorneys of color, women attorneys and LGBT attorneys.
• Mentoring programs are maintained with various diverse high school and law students.
• A monthly diversity newsletter, which provides web and media resources and event information related to a specific heritage, race or cultural background being honored or recognized in a given month, keeps our personnel well-informed about the diverse world in which we live.
• U.S. summer associates participate in a  private tour and program at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's New York Tolerance Center.

Memberships

• Cadwalader is a participant in the Sponors for Educational Opportunities (SEO) Careers Program
• A specialty bar associations program assists attorneys in expanding their professional development and networking opportunities. Such bar associations include the Asian American Bar Association of New York; Hispanic National Bar Association; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of Greater New York; Metropolitan Black Bar Association; Native American Bar Association; New York State Women's Bar; North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys; and Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

 Events

• "Diversity 8-Minute Networking" is an event that provides an opportunity for minority law students in the Washington D.C. area to network with attorneys from local law firms as well as develop their interviewing skills.
• A lecture series on diversity-related matters is held regularly. Recently, Professor Derrick Bell, noted author and expert on race and the law of the New York University School of Law, and U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin have been guests.
• The D.C. Minority Networking Series is a program that invites minority lawyers from all Washington D.C.-area law firms to participate in quarterly networking events and speaker series.
• Cadwalader has put in place a $10,000 scholarship for high performing minority law students.