Allyship Through the Lens of a Headhunter and Ex-Employment Attorney

A little over a month ago, I happened upon a national town hall series on Black Lawyers in America. I watched session 3 — on the future — featuring Tiffany Harper, Brandon Harrell and Karl Riley. The speakers were outstanding, and some of the facts they shared were eye-opening. They didn’t disabuse me of the (fantastical) notion that the legal industry offered a level playing field; I was under no such illusion at the outset. Rather, the information they shared, including hard numbers and percentages, made clear that the gap that remains…