The Coalition’s Practice Denver initiative recruits Chicago-area law students to Denver for summer clerk positions and provides them with experiences and career paths to succeed as lawyers at Denver law firms.
Recruiting professionals and lawyers from Coalition firms host in-person happy hour events in Chicago to share their experiences so interested law students can learn what it’s like to practice in Denver.
Coalition firms are building community-based recruiting bridges to Denver by engaging jointly across diverse local and regional law schools, especially where schools are already working together, such as the Chicago Area Law School Consortium (CALSC).
What is Practice Denver?
At Brownstein, clients get access to the top legal minds in the industry, powerful policy knowledge and best-in-class business acumen to solve businesses’ toughest challenges. Brownstein is a law and lobbying firm that has been making moves for more than 50 years to stay at the vanguard of its industry. You’ll find this firm at the heart of many of the most important cases, the most significant deals and the country’s most pivotal legislation. Brownstein—we’re all in. For more information visit us at bhfs.com.
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Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s preeminent law firms, serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have extensive experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries. As the exclusive member firm in Colorado for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms, DGS has access to in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.dgslaw.com.
Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart provides sharp legal counsel from a vantage like no other. A full-service firm of 500 lawyers, we serve clients locally, nationally, and around the world from 13 offices in eight states and Washington, DC.
We are committed to the principle that each and every person at the firm, no matter what their background and experience is, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, where each individual is valued and celebrated. We value the rich backgrounds and abilities of all our people, as well as teamwork and collaboration. For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com.
At Sherman & Howard, we are, and always have been, leading edge in our practice. We are a proud team with open minds and a commitment to diverse perspectives, people, and experiences. We provide legal counsel and innovative business solutions to individuals, private and public companies, and government entities across the nation and around the world; our footprint and impact continue to grow. We challenge ourselves to think smarter, develop new approaches, and find better ways to serve our clients. For more information, visit www.shermanhoward.com.
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers practicing today have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and hundreds of appeals to opinion all across the nation, with exceptional results for our clients. Established in 1998, WTO currently numbers more than 100 trial lawyers and litigators. The firm represents sophisticated clients in high-stakes civil trials, appeals, and related litigation ranging from complex commercial to class actions to catastrophic torts. Visit www.wtotrial.com for more information.
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Chicago is the pilot city for Practice Denver’s recruitment outreach. The Coalition is exploring opportunities to engage with legal communities and diverse students nationwide. Our success in Chicago will inform the work we do in other cities:
Practice Denver’s Targeted Recruitment
The legal profession is one of the least diverse in the country. In 2020, the five largest Denver-based law firms launched the Denver Law Firm Coalition for Equity & Inclusion to advance diversity in Denver’s legal community.
The Coalition engages with corporate law departments, government, and the judiciary in Colorado to help diverse lawyers from all backgrounds and experiences make and build meaningful connections and networks. We want every lawyer to see multiple paths to success—in Denver.
What is the Denver Law Firm Coalition for Equity & Inclusion?
Origins of the Coalition
Societal events in the summer of 2020 prompted the five largest Denver-based law firms to take bold action. These firms created the Denver Law Firm Coalition for Equity & Inclusion to go beyond talk and invest time, energy, and resources to advance diversity and equity in the greater Denver legal community.
Though they are business competitors, Coalition firms are united in efforts to recruit attorneys from all backgrounds and experiences to Denver and to help them succeed. The Coalition strives to make the Denver legal community a welcoming environment for all attorneys to build and advance a rewarding legal practice.
The Coalition maintains a firm respect for and complies fully with federal and state antitrust laws. Click here to read our Antitrust Compliance Policy.
The Coalition is not an employer and is not an agent for any member law firm. Each member law firm makes its own decisions on interview candidates and hiring. Participation in the Coalition is open to law students from all backgrounds and experiences and is not limited to individuals meeting any particular demographic criteria.
IAALS is a national think tank based in Denver that is forging innovative, practical solutions to improve the legal system. IAALS partners with Coalition firms to aggregate, anonymize, and analyze data from Coalition firms. IAALS shares results and collaborates with Coalition firms to develop informed initiatives and designed to increase diversity and equity in Denver’s legal market.
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At Brownstein, clients get access to the top legal minds in the industry, powerful policy knowledge and best-in-class business acumen to solve businesses’ toughest challenges. Brownstein is a law and lobbying firm that has been making moves for more than 50 years to stay at the vanguard of its industry. You’ll find this firm at the heart of many of the most important cases, the most significant deals and the country’s most pivotal legislation. Brownstein—we’re all in. For more information visit us at bhfs.com.
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, one of the Rocky Mountain region’s preeminent law firms, serves clients nationally and internationally, with a strong focus on corporate finance and governance, mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, environmental law, real estate, and complex litigation. Our lawyers have extensive experience working with companies in the energy, mining, technology, hospitality, private equity, manufacturing, asset management, and aviation industries. As the exclusive member firm in Colorado for Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms, DGS has access to in-depth experience in 100+ countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.dgslaw.com.
Throughout the Mountain West, from coast to coast and beyond, Holland & Hart provides sharp legal counsel from a vantage like no other. A full-service firm of 500 lawyers, we serve clients locally, nationally, and around the world from 13 offices in eight states and Washington, DC.
We are committed to the principle that each and every person at the firm, no matter what their background and experience is, deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, where each individual is valued and celebrated. We value the rich backgrounds and abilities of all our people, as well as teamwork and collaboration. For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com.
At Sherman & Howard, we are, and always have been, leading edge in our practice. We are a proud team with open minds and a commitment to diverse perspectives, people, and experiences. We provide legal counsel and innovative business solutions to individuals, private and public companies, and government entities across the nation and around the world; our footprint and impact continue to grow. We challenge ourselves to think smarter, develop new approaches, and find better ways to serve our clients. For more information, visit www.shermanhoward.com.
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell lawyers practicing today have taken more than 1,100 trials and arbitrations to verdict or award and hundreds of appeals to opinion all across the nation, with exceptional results for our clients. Established in 1998, WTO currently numbers more than 100 trial lawyers and litigators. The firm represents sophisticated clients in high-stakes civil trials, appeals, and related litigation ranging from complex commercial to class actions to catastrophic torts. Visit www.wtotrial.com for more information.
Great fun and knowledge sharing over the years with Chicago-area law students, recruiting professionals, and members of the Denver and Chicago legal communities who gathered to meet, mingle, and chat about what makes Denver a great place to live and practice law.
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