Covington Commits to LCLD’s Leaders at the Front Diversity Initiative

Covington Commits to LCLD’s Leaders at the Front Diversity Initiative

March 30, 2022

WASHINGTON—Covington pledged its commitment to the Leaders at the Front initiative of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). Leaders at the Front is designed to dismantle systemic barriers preventing underrepresented lawyers from achieving the highest levels of leadership within law firms and corporate legal departments.

"Covington is proud to be a part of this movement, as it directly aligns with the firm’s D&I Strategic Action Plan," said Doug Gibson, Covington’s chair. “We have made meaningful progress in advancing our D&I commitment and goals. We are proud to work alongside LCLD, LCLD member organizations, and our clients to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession and beyond.”

LCLD was founded in 2009 with the goal of helping to build a legal profession that looks like the nation it serves. Through the Leaders at the Front initiative, LCLD is asking its more than 400 members, including corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners, to make personal commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion and implement organizational changes that are specific, meaningful, and measurable.