Diversity and Inclusion

Jennings Strouss has a firm culture dedicated to promoting diversity both within the firm and within the communities it serves. One of the core tenets of the firm’s commitment to diversity is to maintain and nurture diversity in an environment that fosters excellence, achievement, and advancement of all qualified individuals regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, or position. Jennings Strouss endeavors to achieve this goal by:

• recruiting and retaining highly qualified individuals who represent a diversity of opinion, personal experience, and demographics
• providing financial support and mentoring to local organizations dedicated to promoting diversity

The firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, with the support of the firm’s Management Committee, leads Jennings Strouss’ diversity efforts.

We base our deep commitment to diversity on a solid belief that a well-rounded and diverse work environment makes us a better, smarter, and stronger law firm that can inspire and improve our community. We retain exemplary professional by promoting a culture of openness that celebrates the diversity that each member of the team contributes to our organization. Our Attorney Recruiting Committee continues to target law clerks, summer associates, and lateral candidates with diverse backgrounds and interests who share the firm’s commitment to diversity.

As a dedicated community leader, Jennings Strouss has a proud tradition of supporting diversity within the communities where the firm practices through financial contributions to key partners, scholarships, volunteerism, mentoring local law students, hosting continuing legal education programs, and participating in local and state level events and conferences aimed at fostering diversity. By partnering with instrumental local and state organizations that share the common goal of promoting diversity, Jennings Strouss is making a real difference in our communities.

Our local partnerships and related events include:

• American Bar Association’s Judicial Internship Opportunity Program, which provides judicial internships for diverse law students
• Diversity Legal Writing Internship Program
• State Bar of Arizona, Diversity & Inclusion Conference
• Arizona Collaborative Bar
• Arizona Asian American Bar Association’s Annual Banquet
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association’s Annual Convention
• Arizona Women Lawyers Association’s Annual Wine and Cheese Reception
• Arizona Black Bar
• Los Abogados Hispanic Bar Association
• ASU Chicano Latino Law Students Association, Annual Fajita Cook-off