Diversity
Weaving a stronger fabric.
Baker Botts is committed to fostering diversity in the firm and the legal profession. Diversity threads valuable perspectives, experiences and talents through the firm, thereby allowing us to be more creative, effective and ultimately successful. Baker Botts does not tolerate discrimination in any form, whether on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any another category protected by state or federal law.
Our diversity efforts have gained important recognition. In February 2010, we were the recipient of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association's Thomas L. Sager Award for the South/Southwest Region. The Sager Award is presented annually to law firms that have demonstrated sustained commitment to improve the advancement of minority lawyers.
Additionally, each year, we are ranked among the top law firms for diversity and are included on several external diversity indices. Since 2004, Baker Botts has ranked four times among the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity on
Multicultural Law magazine's annual survey. We have also been ranked among the top 100 law firms on
Minority Law Journal's annual Diversity Scorecard. In 2009 and 2010, we received a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Index and Best Places to Work Survey, which ranks organizations for policies, practices and benefits for GLBT employees.
For more details regarding our diversity initiatives and programs, see the links below: