Wal-mart Demands Diversity in Law Firms

Fulton County Daily Report via Law.Com ^ | July 6, 2005 | Meredith Hobbs

[tdewey10]

Words fail me. This is just completely insane. No more shopping at Wal-Mart.

[D.P.Roberts]

They'll pay for it. "Diversity" at the top is its own reward.

[thoughtomator]

It's outright racism, is what it is. You're good enough for Wal-Mart only if your skin isn't white.

[linear]

Wow, three posts so far and nobody has thought to propose killing all the lawyers.

[CounterCounterCulture]

They can hire Chinese lawyers, like their crappy Chinese merchandise.

Boooooo.

[Gunrunner2]

Oh, for God's sake. . .will the madness never stop?

[JamesP81]

Wow, three posts so far and nobody has thought to propose killing all the lawyers.

I think it kinda goes without saying. Kind of like someone saying that the sun rises in the east, ya know.

[linear]

Curious how things that go without saying rarely do.

[isthisnickcool]

Wal-Mart announces that it will no linger sell good manufactured by sweat shops or by children in third world countries!

Wal-Mart announces that it will no linger sell good manufactured by sweat shops or by children in third world countries!

Wal-Mart announces that it will no linger sell good manufactured by sweat shops or by children in third world countries!

OK. I wrote it three times and every time it's a lie. Sometimes I just get the urge to write something that you won't see announced by companies that are happy to announce something stupid like the subject of this thread.

[LibFreeOrDie]

"At meetings with firms I'll ask, 'Why are there just white males here?' ... he said.

Would he dare say "Why are there just black males here?" if that were the case?

"I try to include the white male in this," he said, explaining that sometimes "white males fear diversity efforts."

After 30+ years of this cr*p, why wouldn't they?

Firm managers need to become "more cognizant that they have people coming into their environment who are not aspiring to assimilate but to contribute as they are," she said.

So there'll be one set of rules for white guys to make partner, and a different set of rules for women/minorities.

[John Jorsett]

If they demand certain race/gender mixes without regard to merit, they'll get what they deserve: very-highly-paid window dressing. The firms will stuff some warm bodies with the right appearance into the required slots, bill for them, and continue to have the actual work done by the people with ability.

[devane617]

Enter "Vernon Jordan". He is behind this, and I will wager on it. He is already on the Board of Directors for JCPenney Company, and has been raising a stink about WMT for a couple of years. His name is written all over the news release. Also, remember he is partner in a huge law firm in DC.

[RetiredArmy]

No. Unfortunately, this is what Amerika is now. Diversity, homosexuals, lawyers, church leaders approving gay marriages, anti-white anything, pro-muslin religion, anti-Christian or Jewish religion, anti-anything not liberal/socialist/leftist/democrat/RINOcrat, anti-freedom, anti-military, anti-free speech, anti-gun ownership, anti-freedoms period. Welcome to the USSR of Amerika. Fast becoming a homosexual socialist utopia, and the end of decency as you know it.

[kublia khan]

Watch what you say your post can be pulled

[Cecily]

"Wal-Mart's new policy signals a growing determination by corporate legal departments to pressure outside counsel."


It's true. Wal-Mart isn't the only corporation doing this by any means. Law firms have to provide their "diversity" numbers to clients like this on a regular basis. I wonder how many law firms hire for diversity, then stick anybody who can't cut the mustard off in a corner somewhere and basically eat the cost of their salary and benefits in order to hang onto a big client. They probably mark up their bills to said client to recoup any such losses incurred!

[stylin19a]

Calling Rev. Jackson....calling Rev. Jackson...cleanup in aisle 3

[jwh_Denver]

The dumbing down of Wal-Mart. Just part of the cycle downward.

[Gunrunner2]

But at least we can buy cheap pots and pans at Wal-Mart.

You know, I have nothing against Wal-Mart being a business. . .that is what they are good at., . .but this social engineering and bean-counting nonsense is darned dumb on their part.

[SpaceBar]

So the world's largest retailer of largely communist chinese goods wants to lower the bar of qualification in the law profession in the name of anti-white male racism/sexism. I, like Michael Savage believe that when the word "diversity" is mentioned, it's time to reach for one's glock.

[NautiNurse]

I was thinking perhaps Je$$e Jackson, the Shakedown Man, was in on this one.