Linda Chanow

Linda Chanow is Chief Operating Officer at the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (“IILP”). Widely recognized as the authoritative source for DEI in the legal profession, IILP’s innovative educational programs, research, and publications inspire the profession to think about, and approach, its persistent DEI challenges in new ways.For more than 25 years, Linda has been researching, writing, and speaking on issues that impact the legal profession in the US including women’s leadership, inclusive women’s initiatives, allyship, growth mindset, resilience, unconscious bias, and flexible work schedules. Her most recent publication is In Their Own Words: Experienced Women Explain Why They Are Leaving Their Firms and the Profession (American Bar Association 2021).

Diversity and inclusion is first and foremost a matter of social justice. The US system of justice, which represents one of society’s most fundamental values, requires a legal profession that is contemporary in composition and has an outlook that is in sync with the society it serves.

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