Manatt was listed among the top 30 law firms in The American Lawyer’s 2015 Diversity Scorecard, which is based on the number of minority lawyers at a firm. Ranking 29th out of the 220 U.S. firms surveyed, Manatt’s percentage of minority lawyers for 2014 was 19.4 percent, exceeding the 14.4 percent national average.
The 2015 scorecard tallies the number of African-American, Asian or Asian-American, Latino or Hispanic and multiracial/other attorneys in various law firm jobs. Firm rankings are based on the percentage of minority lawyers in the firm's U.S. offices and the percentage of U.S.-based minority partners.
Manatt formalized its Diversity Program in 2003 and first appeared on The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard in 2004. Diversity is a fundamental component of Manatt’s institutional identity, with a significant amount of human and financial resources to the firm’s diversity program.
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