NYC Bar’s Diversity Push Aims to Tap Future Lawyers Early (1)

The 24,000-member New York City Bar Association is announcing a new push to reach future lawyers, as early as elementary and middle school, in an effort to move the needle on diversity in the profession.

The association’s members said it would work with schools, government agencies and nonprofits to reach and cultivate future lawyers at younger ages to seal “leaks” in the lawyer pipeline.

A grant from the New York Community Trust is helping jump start the efforts, which would include encouraging legal employers to give credit for an attorney’s outreach and education efforts to encourage young people to consider ...