NAPABA Awards - National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

NAPABA Awards - Law Firm Diversity Award

Law Firm Diversity Award

The NAPABA Law Firm Diversity Award honors law firms that actively, affirmatively, consistently, and enthusiastically recruit, retain, and promote Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) lawyers to equity partnership and firm leadership. It celebrates law firm successes in recognizing the potential, supporting the promise, and raising the influence of AANHPI lawyers.

Award Qualifications

Please be advised that honorees must be:

Current with their NAPABA membership; and
Present to be eligible to receive award.

Selection Criteria

The awardee will be selected on the basis of two factors:

The law firm has demonstrated a commitment to the hiring of AANHPI lawyers at the Associate, Equity and Non-Equity Partner, and Of-Counsel level.
The law firm has a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), including to those in the AANHPI community. They may demonstrate their commitment to DEI through a DEI statement, ongoing employee mentorship and development, inclusive recruitment practices, strategic partnerships with AANHPI communities, inclusive employee engagement initiatives, previous awards and recognition, and more.

Required Materials

In addition to the nomination form, you must download this spreadsheet and submit with the form to indicate:

Numbers of AANHPI lawyers at different levels throughout all U.S. locations
Numbers of lawyers at different levels throughout all U.S. locations
Additional diversity figures for all U.S. locations

Supplemental materials include any materials that may be useful to the awards committee in evaluating whether the nominee meets the selection criteria. Supplemental materials should be provided in pdf format. Depending on the size of nominations package materials, nominees may be requested to provide multiple hard copies of the nominations materials to the Awards Committee.

Examples of supplemental materials include:

Lists of AANHPI lawyers who serve on the firm’s management committee,
Copies of firm policies regarding the mentorship of the firm’s AANHPI lawyers,
Summaries of the firm’s participation in programs to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as it relates to AANHPI lawyers.

Nominations are Now Open

2024 Awardee | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Davis Wright Tremaine was founded on three guiding principles: ability, integrity, and service. Those principles have remained constant even as the firm has grown to more than 600 attorneys in 11 offices coast-to-coast. They shape the ways we engage with and support our clients in an ever-changing legal landscape.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine—central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals—including those from communities traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession—can have, and can see, paths to success. We are dedicated to this vision because diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams reflect the world we serve, create a more engaging firm environment, and equip us with the most cutting-edge solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. Beyond that, DEI is simply the right thing to do.