DLA Piper has shifted its approach to diversity and inclusion by discontinuing certain resource groups and ceasing participation in external surveys, all while stating a need for compliance with the law. This move is criticized as a retreat from true diversity efforts and a submission to political pressures, highlighting empty email signatures devoid of personal pronouns—a representation of diminished morale among staff. This decision has sparked discussions about legal compliance versus ethical commitments in corporate diversity practices.
The firm decided to take it up a notch! Welcome to the DLA Piper Community TM era! That's the name of the new initiative the firm announced as they "evolve from our previous diversity and inclusion initiatives."
To be clear, DLA Piper was already compliant with the law. None of this stuff is against any law. Attorneys putting pronouns in signature blocks? Legal.
What Ryan meant to say is "compliant with the whims of the Trump administration." There's nothing illegal about quote-unquote DEI. To the contrary, as corporate-speak meant to appease.
The purloined pronouns move arrived without notice and clumsily left a number of signatures with empty parentheses... a visual memorial to cowardice.
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