Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Seal

In January 2023, the State Bar of California launched the DEI Leadership Seal program to recognize employers who commit to and implement initiatives to advance DEI in their workplaces. Employers must commit to implementing at least 5 of the 10 action items below. Employers that have already implemented action items are recognized by the State Bar as DEI Leadership Seal recipients and are as listed below. Understanding that DEI work continues to evolve, in future years the list of action items will change and become more ambitious, and additional benefits for DEI Leadership Seal recipients will be added.

The DEI Leadership Seal is available to all employers with California attorneys, including law firms, in-house legal departments, legal academia, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies with attorney staff.

Graphic contains the DEI Leadership Seal for the State Bar of California, which recognizes employers who commit to and implement initiatives to advance DEI in their workplaces.

State Bar of California’s DEI Leadership Seal 10 Action Items

Graphic outlines the 10 action items employers must implement to earn the DEI Leadership Seal.

The State Bar has recognized the following employers who demonstrated implementation of specific actions to advance DEI in their workplaces.

Gold Seal Recipients

Graphic contains the GOLD DEI Leadership Seal for the State Bar of California, which recognizes employers who commit to and implement 9 of the 10 initiatives to advance DEI in their workplaces.

The following organizations have implemented at least 9 of the 10 identified Action Items.

  • Covington & Burling LLP
  • Disability Rights California
  • Fifth Season
  • Inner City Law Center
  • Kahana & Feld LLP
  • Legal Aid Association of California
  • LimNexus LLP
  • Locke Lord LLP
  • Mullen & Filippi, LLP
  • O'Melveny & Myers
  • OneJustice
  • State Bar of California
  • Tittmann Weix LLP

Silver Seal Recipients

Graphic contains the SILVER DEI Leadership Seal for the State Bar of California, which recognizes employers who commit to and implement 7 of the 10 initiatives to advance DEI in their workplaces.

The following organizations have implemented at least 7 of the 10 identified Action Items.

  • Alameda County Homeless Action Center
  • Children's Law Center of California
  • Community Legal Aid SoCal
  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Hanson Bridgett LLP
  • Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi LLP
  • Morrison Foerster
  • Robins Kaplan LLP
  • San Francisco City Attorney's Office
  • The Colleges of Law
  • Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders
  • Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP
  • Youth Law Center

Bronze Seal Recipients

Graphic contains the BRONZE DEI Leadership Seal for the State Bar of California, which recognizes employers who commit to and implement 5 of the 10 initiatives to advance DEI in their workplaces.

The following organizations have implemented at least 5 of the 10 identified Action Items.

  • Buchalter
  • California Lawyers Association
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
  • Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco
  • Haynes Boone LLP
  • Holland & Knight
  • Legal Services of Northern California
  • Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel
  • Ventura County District Attorney's Office
  • Webber Law Group

If your firm or organization is interested in participating in this program, please email DEILeadershipSeal@calbar.ca.gov.