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Diversity Recruitment Resources - Interbranch Commission for
Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Committee
Diversity Recruitment Resources
Job Fairs · Websites · Publications · Organizations · Best Practices
Introduction
Who benefits from a diverse workforce in the
Pennsylvania courts? We all do. With a strong
commitment to diversity through appointments
and employment, a court increases public
confidence in the justice system, improves
workplace productivity and enhances its ability to
hire qualified professionals in the future.
The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for
Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness created this
publication to provide judges and court personnel
with resources to help recruit quality applicants
representing diverse backgrounds.
The resource list is a companion publication to
“Creating a Diverse Workforce in the Pennsylvania
Courts: A Manual for Success.” The manual
provides up-to-date county and state data
on demographic trends and key information
for judges and administrators to create court
workforce diversity initiatives. It also offers details
on assessing an individual court’s diversity needs
and developing effective diversity programs that
target recruitment, retention and training.
The manual is a must-read for judges and court
administrators. For a copy of “Creating a Diverse
Workforce in the Pennsylvania Courts: A Manual
for Success,” contact the Pennsylvania Interbranch
Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic
Fairness or visit our website at www.pacourts.us/
reports.
INDEX
Job Fairs 2
Websites 3
Publications 4
Bar Associations 6
Law Student Organizations 8
Best Practices 9
Model Diversity Programs 10
Job Fairs
Philadelphia Area Diversity Job Fair (PADJF)
www.padjf.org
Held in early September, PADJF offers minority
students the opportunity to meet with large
law firms, major corporations, public interest
organizations, the judiciary, and federal, state
and local government agencies. Applications are
generally due in May.
GPALS Philadelphia Job Fair
Held in October and open to students of
Villanova University School of Law, University of
Pennsylvania School of Law, Rutgers University
School of Law-Camden, Temple University Beasley
School of Law, Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel
University, Widener University School of Law and
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of
Law.
Temple Contact: Timothy LeGower, timothy.
[email protected] (215) 204-8806.
Villanova Contact: Elaine Petrossian, petrossian@
law.villanova.edu (610) 519-7031.
Dauphin County Bar Association Minority Job Fair
www.dcba-pa.org • (717) 232-7536
The Dauphin County Bar Association seeks
first-year law students for summer internships.
Generally, early- to mid-February deadline. Contact:
Don Morgan, [email protected].
Delaware Minority Job Fair
http://law.widener.edu/CampusLife/
CareerDevelopment/StepbyStepJobSearchGuide/
JobFairsandFellowships.aspx
Mid-Atlantic Black Law Students Association
Job Fair (MABLSA)
http://www.nblsa.org/index.php?pID=7blsa.org
Click on “Members Area” for information about
job fairs.
Public Interest/Public Service Career Fair (Pips)
www.law.upenn.edu/cpp/pips
Sponsored by the Public Interest Section of the
Philadelphia Bar Association and Consortium of
Greater Philadelphia Area Law Schools.
Equal Justice Works/NAPIL Career Fair
and Conference
www.equaljusticeworks.org
Held every October in Washington, D.C. Equal
Justice Works is the national leader in creating
summer and postgraduate public interest
opportunities for law students and lawyers.
Hispanic National Bar Association
Convention and Job Fair
www.hnba.com
Held each fall in conjunction with the Hispanic
National Bar Association Convention.
Massachusetts Law School Consortium
National Recruitment Program
www.maconsortium.org/employers.html
Sponsored by Massachusetts Law School
Consortium including Boston College Law School,
Boston University School of Law, Harvard Law
School, New England School of Law, Northeastern
University School of Law, Suffolk University Law
School, Western New England College School of
Law. Open to students of sponsoring school(s).
Lavender Law Job Fair
http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/index.php
Held in conjunction with the National LGBT Bar
Association Annual Career Fair and Conference
General Philadelphia Diversity Job Fair
www.psijobfair.com/philadelphia.aspx
Diversity Job Fair, Kimmel Center
http://jobcircle.com/public/jf.mpl?id=77
Villanova University Career Fair &
Diversity Reception
For more information, contact Career Services at
(610) 519-4060.
Camden County Annual Job Fair
http://www.camdencounty.com/employment/
career.html
Job fairs are held in the spring and fall. Contact
the Camden County One-Stop Career Center at
(856) 968-4200.
National Association for Law Placement (NALP)
www.nalp.org
NALP offers a comprehensive listing of career and
job fairs for legal career professionals, including
those that are minority/diversity-focused.
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Diversity Recruitment Resources
Websites
Asian Diversity Conference & Career Expo
www.adiversity.com
Held annually and specializes in connecting Asian
American professionals with U.S.-based multinational
corporations and government agencies.
www.newsjobs.net
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual
Convention & Business Expo
www.ushcc.com
Held annually for over 30 years and hosted by the
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, it
features hundreds of exhibitors from the United
States and abroad.
www.hirediversity.com
New Jersey Diversity Career Day, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick Career Services
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu
Offered by Rutgers University and New Brunswick
Career Services and is open to the general public.
To post a job, recruit on campus or attend
upcoming career days, contact Dorothy Kerr, daf@
echo.rutgers.edu or call (732) 932-7287.
www.saludos.com
www.ihispano.com
www.diversity.com
www.diversityinc.com
www.womensjobsearch.net
www.employdiversity.com
www.diversityworking.com
www.black-collegian.com
www.latpro.com
Shomex Diversity Career Fair
www.diversitycareerexpos.com/seekers.htm
Started in 1988, Shomex Diversity Career Fair
brings together thousands of professionals and
hundreds of employers at its multiple career fairs
held nationwide. Visit their website to learn more
about becoming an exhibitor.
www.naacp.org
Urban League of Pittsburgh
Diversity Employment Expo
www.ulpgh.org
Several job fairs are held each year, providing
employment opportunities for those seeking entry
level and professional positions. In 2008-2009,
over 8,400 job seekers participated in the job fairs.
Thirty-five to forty companies and organizations
have been represented at each job fair.
www.careersingovernment.com
www.aapd-dc.org
www.imdiversity.com
www.workplacediversity.com
www.naceweb.org
www.padiversity.org
Annual Regional Hispanic Job Fair, CONCILIO
http://elconcilio.net
Hispanic job applicants gain access to private and
public sector employers, such as school districts,
fire and police departments, the F.B.I., local banks,
hotels and restaurants, and many health and
community service organizations at this annual fair.
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Publications
Philadelphia Tribune/Metro
520 S. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 893-4050
www.phillytrib.com
Philadelphia West Side Weekly
6253 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 474-7411
www.westsidepa.com
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
6661 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 848-7864
www.philasun.com
Diverse Pittsburgh Newsletter
Allegheny County Bar
Association
Diversity Collaborative
Committee
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161
http://www.acba.org/ACBA/
Diversity/Diversity-Initiative.asp
New Pittsburgh Courier
315 E. Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 481-8302
www.newpittsburghcourieronline.
com
Onyx Woman (Pittsburgh)
P.O. Box 1362
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 731-5159
www.onyxwomannetwork.com
Pittsburgh Out
1000 Ross Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 381-3350
www.outonline.com
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Hispanic El Torero (Allentown)
392 Allen Street
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 435-6608
La Cronica (Allentown)
P.O. Box 4085
Allentown, PA 18105
(484) 357-2903
El Mensajaro (Hazleton)
100 W. Broad Street, Suite 107
Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 501-8400
www.timesleader.com/elmensajero/
La Voz Hispana (Lancaster)
P.O. Box 1328
Lancaster, PA
17608-1328
(717) 291-8800
www.echo-media.com/
MediaPrintNP.asp?IDNumber=5657
El Sol Latino Newspaper
(Philadelphia)
198 W. Chew Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 424-1200
www.elsoln1.com/index.php
Al Dia (Philadelphia)
1500 JFK Boulevard,
Suite 525
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 569-4666
www.aldiainc.com
Community Focus (Philadelphia)
5926 Hammond Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 927-8930
El Hispano (Philadelphia)
8605 West Chester Pike
Upper Darby, PA 19082
(610) 789-5512
(610) 789-5524 fax
[email protected]
www.el-hispano.com
Impacto Latino (Philadelphia)
P.O. Box 15358
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 922-6409
(215) 774-1089 fax
Philadelphia Brazilian
News Week
198 W. Chew Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
(215) 424-1200
Philadelphia Gay News
505 S. Fourth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 625-8501
www.epgn.com
La Voz Latina Mensual
(Scranton)
P.O. Box 219
Scranton, PA 18504
(570) 343-0927
www.lavoznepa.com
Panorama Latin News
(Palmerton)
P.O. Box 59
Palmerton, PA 18071
(610) 377-6944
¡Habla! (South Central
Pennsylvania)
P.O. Box 1729
Harrisburg, PA 17105
(717) 503-3564
[email protected]
www.hablanews.com
¡Apuntate! (Northampton)
1331 Adams Street
Northampton, PA 18067
(610) 653-5858
El Diario Latino –
Gettysburg Times
P.O. Box 3669
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717) 374-1131
www.gettysburgtimes.com
La Voz (Reading)
120 South 3rd Street
West Reading, PA 19601
Dong-A-Daily
1330 Willow Avenue,
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(215) 935-5000
(215) 935-8888 fax
The Korea Central Daily News –
Korean-American Broadcasting
Company (KABC)
1925 W. Cheltenham Avenue
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(215) 572-7077
(215) 572-7154 fax
www.koreandailynews.net
Rang Dong Magazine
(Vietnamese)
P.O. Box 46754
Philadelphia, PA
19160-6754
(215) 288-3036
(215) 288-5647 fax
[email protected]
www.rangdongphila.org
World Journal (Chinese)
1017 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 592-9666
(215) 592-6536 fax
Sing Tao Daily (Chinese)
45 Black Watch Court
Horsham, PA 19044
(267) 760-4383
(215) 922-4383 fax
[email protected]
www.singtao.com
China News Weekend,
American Chinese Times,
American Chinese World
3104 G Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 291-0826
(215) 291-8094 fax
[email protected]
China-Viet News
(Chinese, Vietnamese)
938 Arch Street, Lower-Level
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 629-2996 or 2998
(215) 629-2993 fax
[email protected]
Asian American Times (Chinese,
Vietnamese, Cambodian)
1021 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 739-4179
(215) 739-4179 fax
[email protected]
Rainbow Alliance (Edwardsville)
512 Northampton Street
Box 218
Edwardsville, PA 18704
(570) 606-4410
(570) 300-2124 fax
Erie Gay News
1115 West 7th Street
Erie, PA 16502
(814) 456-9833
[email protected]
www.eriegaynews.com
Duowei Times (Chinese)
28 Kennedy Boulevard
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 287-8066
(732) 287-6661 fax
www.dwnews.com
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Bar Associations
The National Asian Pacific American Bar
Association (NAPABA)
1612 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1400
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 775-9555 • (202) 775-9333 fax
The National Bar Association
1225 11th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 842-3900 • (202) 289-6170 fax
www.nationalbar.org
The National Black Law
Students Association
1225 11th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-4217
www.nblsa.org
The National Native American
Bar Association
309 Wimbeldon Court
Stafford, VA 22556
www.nativeamericanbar.org
The Hispanic National Bar Association
1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 507
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-4777
(202) 223-2324 fax
www.hnba.com
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Minority Bar Committee
Suzanne Crist
Pennsylvania Bar Association
P.O. Box 186
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186
www.pabar.org/public/committees/minybar/
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Gay and Lesbian Rights Committee
Suzanne Crist
Pennsylvania Bar Association
P.O. Box 186
Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186
www.pabar.org/public/committees/gayright/
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Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 59106
Philadelphia, PA 19102-9106
(215) 864-6285 • (215) 789-7256 fax
www.hbapa.com
Asian Pacific American Bar Association
of Pennsylvania
P.O. Box 60234
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 977-3624
[email protected]
www.aabadv.org
Philadelphia Bar Association
Minorities in the Profession Committee
Nadeem A. Bezar, Esquire
Kolsby, Gordon, Robin, Shore & Bezar
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 238-6300 • (215) 238-1159 fax
Nadeem Bezar: [email protected]
www.philadelphiabar.org
Philadelphia Bar Association
LGBT Rights Committee
Lawrence S. Felzer, Esq.
Senior Law Center
Philadelphia Bar Association
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 238-6300 • (215) 238-1159 fax
Lawrence Felzer: [email protected]
www.philadelphiabar.org
The Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia
P.O. Box 58448
Philadelphia, PA 19102
[email protected]
www.phillybarristers.org
South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia
Shaila Prabhakar,
VP Lawyer Outreach
[email protected]
Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia
(GALLOP)
P.O. Box 58279
Penn Center Station
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 627-9090
www.galloplaw.org
Harrisburg Black Attorneys Association
Tyrone Powell, Esquire
Powell and Associates
300 North Second
Street, Suite 908
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 230-8833 • (717) 230-8855 fax
[email protected]
Dauphin County Bar Association
Equal Professional Opportunity Committee
David E. Lehman
Dauphin County Bar Association
213 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-232-7536 • 717-234-4582 fax
[email protected]
www.dcba-pa.org
Allegheny County Bar Association
Diversity Collaborative Committee
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax
www.acba.org/ACBA/Diversity/DiversityCollaborative.asp
Allegheny County Bar Association
Diversity Initiative
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax
www.acba.org/ACBA/Diversity/DiversityInitiative.asp
Allegheny County Bar Association
Hispanic Attorneys Committee
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax
[email protected]
www.acba.org
Allegheny County Bar Association
Homer S. Brown Association
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax
[email protected]
www.acba.org
Allegheny County Bar Association
Asian Attorneys Committee
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 261-6161 • (412) 261-3622 fax
[email protected]
www.acba.org
Montgomery County Bar Association
Diversity Committee
Daniel Clifford, Chair
100 West Airy Street
P.O. Box 268,
Norristown, PA 19404-0268
(610) 279-9660 • (610) 279-4321 fax
[email protected]
www.montgomerybar.org
Monroe County Bar Association
Diversity Committee
913 Main Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(570) 424-7288 • (570) 424-8234 fax
www.monroebar.org
York County Bar Association
Diversity Committee
Clarence Allen, Chair
137 East Market Street
York, PA 17401
(717) 854-8755 • (717) 843-8766 fax
[email protected]
www.yorkbar.com
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Law Student Organizations
University of Pennsylvania School of Law
Office of the Dean, (215) 898-7483
www.law.upenn.edu
Organizations:
The Pennsylvania State University
Dickinson School of Law
Office of the Dean, (717) 240-5000
www.law.psu.edu
Black Law Student Association (BALSA)
Asian Law Student Association (ALSA)
Southeast Asian Law Student Association (SALSA)
Latino Law Student Association (LLAWSA)
Gay and Lesbian Law Student Association (LAMBDA)
Women Feminist Working
Penn Arab Law Student Association
Organizations:
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Office of the Dean, (215) 204-7861
www.law.temple.edu
Widener University School of Law
Office of the Dean, (302) 477-2278
www.law.widener.edu
Organizations:
Organizations:
Asian American Law Student Association (AALSA)
Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
Indian Law Students Association (ILSA)
Latino Law Students Association (La.L.S.A.)
Law Students for Lesbian and Gay Rights (L.S.L.G.R.)
Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law
Office of the Dean, (215) 895-1LAW
www.drexel.edu/law
Organizations:
Black Law Student Association (BALSA)
Multicultural Law Students Association
Latin American Law Student Association (LALSA)
OUTLAW Lesbian and Gay Law Student Association
Duquesne University School of Law
Office of the Dean, (412) 396-6300
www.duq.edu/law
Organizations:
Black Law Student Association (BALSA)
Asian/Pacific American Law Society (APALSA)
Women’s Law Association (WLA)
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Black Law Student Association (BALSA)
Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association
(APALSA)
Latino Law Student Association (LLSA)
Disabled American Law Student Association (DALSA)
Minority Law Student Association (MALSA)
OUTLAW Lesbian and Gay Law Student Association
Black Law Student Association (BALSA)
Minority Law Student Association (MLSA)
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Office of the Dean, (412) 648-1401
www.law.pitt.edu/school
Organizations:
Asian Law Students Association
Black Law Students Association (BALSA)
Hispanic Law Society
OUTLAW Gay and Lesbian Law Student Association
Feminist Law Forum
Pitt Law Women’s Association
Villanova University School of Law
Office of the Dean, Phone (610) 519-7007,
Fax (610) 519-6472
www.law.villanova.edu
Organizations:
Black Law Students Association (BALSA)
[email protected]
Asian and Pacific American Law Student Association
[email protected]
Latin American Law Student Association
[email protected]
Diversity Recruitment Best Practices
1. Publicly Announce Commitment from the Top
While it is important to have a policy on equal
employment opportunity, members of the judicial
branch and managers within the judicial system
should publicly emphasize their personal interest
and support for this issue. Frequent public
pronouncements on this issue can help promote
a positive impression of the court system as a
place that values diversity and can foster interest
from diverse applicants.
2. Target Advertising and Recruitment Sources
to Maximize Exposure to Diverse Groups
Employers in search of diverse talent should
consult multiple sources when recruiting job
candidates.
3. Consider a Minority Law Clerk
Recruitment Program
Programs such as the New Jersey Judiciary
Minority Law Clerk Recruitment Program have
been successful in drawing a diverse pool of
applicants for hundreds of clerkships.
4. Maintain Contact with Schools with
High Diverse Populations
Colleges and universities are obvious recruitment
stops when endeavoring to recruit a diverse
workforce.
5. Maintain High Level Contacts with
Bar Associations
Diversity committees of bar associations and
minority bar associations often advertise openings
for clerkships and committee vacancies to their
members.
6. Consider Viable Work Life/Family
Balance Programs
Many women feel unable to balance work life
and family commitments. Creating options for
working women, such as work-sharing, flexible
hours and family-friendly leave can attract
women to jobs that they may have thought
unavailable.
8. Train Your Recruiters
Design a training program for recruiters that
includes information about internal hiring
procedures, effective interview techniques,
affirmative employment goals and appropriate
questions and conduct.
9. Understand What You Can Ask and What You
Cannot Ask in the Interview Process
While it should certainly be the goal of an
interviewer to determine as much as he/she can
in an interview process, there are seemingly
harmless questions that could suggest a
discriminatory motive to the applicant. Questions
such as those concerning an applicant’s medical
conditions, marital status, membership in social
clubs or organizations, and similar questions may
not only be offensive to an applicant, but may
be illegal as well. The EEOC (www.eeoc.gov)
maintains a comprehensive list of what it views
to be impermissible interview questions.
10. Consider the Myth of the Meritocracy
Certain credentials such as high GPAs and an “Ivy
League” education have become an automatic
proxy for acceptable candidates, particularly for
legal positions. These measures of academic
performance, however, have not been reliable
predictors of the performance of practicing
attorneys, tend to discourage the hiring of diverse
applicants and may unnecessarily truncate your
applicant pool.
When reviewing applications, look to an
applicant’s total experience. Has this individual
worked his/her way through school? Might that
explain his/her failure to achieve the top grades?
What does this say about the individual’s work
ethic? Might this person have attended a less
expensive state school due to socio-economic
concerns or pressures? Does this fact render them
any less qualified for the position? Debunking
the myth of the meritocracy does not imply
a lowering of the bar; it merely suggests that
the bar that has been created, notwithstanding
its widespread utilization, may not be the best
predictor of future performance.
7. Take a Look at Your Recruiters
When recruiting diverse applicants, be sure to
incorporate diverse recruiters and interviewers
into the recruitment schedule.
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Model Diversity Programs
New Jersey Judiciary Minority Law Clerk
Recruitment Program
www.judiciary.state.nj.us/lawclerks/
New Jersey has a formal minority law clerk
recruitment program, the salient features of which
include: drawing from a national pool of applicants;
active outreach by staff to law schools and minority
law student organizations to educate them about
clerkship opportunities; participation in legal career
fairs and presentations by judges and law clerks
designed to specifically attract minorities; maintaining
contacts with diversity-focused organizations, such
as minority bar associations, who make referrals for
clerkship vacancies; and encouraging interning for
judges to help law students recognize the benefits of
obtaining a clerkship.
New York State Unified Court System—
Legal Fellows Program
www.courts.state.ny.us/careers/statewide/
LegalFellows.pdf
The Legal Fellows Program is a one-year fellowship
for those interested in pursuing a legal career in
public service. The fellowship provides a year-long
salary with a state employment benefits package
to law school graduates from fully-accredited law
schools. Legal fellows are assigned work in judicial
offices assisting with legal research and writing, and
gain valuable experience and knowledge of judicial
decision-making and court operations.
U.S. Department of the Interior Diversity Plan
“Strategic Plan for Achieving and Maintaining
a Highly Skilled and Diverse Workforce
FY 2005-2009”
www.doi.gov/pmb/fy05_workforce_strategic_plan.
pdf
The DOI offers a variety of suggestions for creating
a diverse workplace, including: hiring from
underrepresented groups in pairs for support;
providing relocation/retention bonuses; providing
repayment of student loans as incentives; providing
mentors; creating accessible office environments to
accommodate the needs of people with disabilities;
using incentives for hiring a diverse workforce; using
a bureau-wide recruitment team; maintaining a highly
skilled and trained HR department; and providing
education and training about the importance of a
highly skilled and diverse workforce.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Program entitled “Building and Maintaining
a Diverse, High-Quality Workforce—A Guide
for Federal Agencies”
www.opm.gov/Diversity/guide.htm
Highlights of OPM’s design for an effective diversity
program include: ensuring that recruiters and
selection officials work closely with human resources
and EEO staff during the recruitment process;
keeping abreast of diversity recruitment sources
and organizations and widely publicizing vacancies;
communicating OPM’s diversity mission and goals;
partnering with diversity-themed organizations and
schools with diverse populations for sponsorship,
mentoring, tutoring and presentation programs;
maintaining a diverse group of recruiters; training
those involved with recruiting on appropriate
behaviors and techniques, hiring procedures and
personnel policies; paying recruitment and relocation
bonuses; and establishing work/life initiatives
designed to attract women.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of
Human Resource and Administration Program on
Diversity Management and Equal Employment
Opportunity
www.diversity.hr.va.gov/index.asp
The VA maintains a five-year plan to ensure the
recruitment, retention and promotion of diverse
employees. With respect to recruitment, the
VA has established national partnerships with
organizations that can be a source of candidates
from underrepresented groups. Additionally,
each administration and staff office level has its
own targeted recruitment plan. Finally, the VA
operates four national internship programs and
two local programs designed to recruit historically
disadvantaged candidates.
Just the Beginning Foundation Judicial
Externship/Clerkship Program
www.jtbf.org/
Designed by former Pennsylvania Commonwealth
Court Judge Doris Smith-Ribner, the innovative
program has placed over 150 law students and
graduates into externships and clerkships in federal
and state courts throughout the country. The program
is designed to enhance the legal research, writing
and analytical skills of the participants to enable
them to successfully serve as judicial law clerks upon
graduation.
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Acknowledgements
Many sources contributed to the creation of this guide,
including:
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Committee,
Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial,
and Ethnic Fairness
Minority Corporate Counsel Association, MCCA
(www.mcca.com) Myth of Meritocracy
This recruitment resource guide is a companion
publication to “Creating a Diverse Workforce in
the Pennsylvania Courts: A Manual for Success.”
For a copy of the manual, please contact the
Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender,
Racial, and Ethnic Fairness or visit our website at
www.pacourts.us/reports.
MCCA Law Firm Best Practices
MCCA Corporate Best Practices
American Society of Newspaper Editors “Tips for
Minority Recruiting,” April 30, 2002
New Jersey State Judiciary, Administrative Office of the
Courts, with special thanks to Yolande P. Marlow, Ph.D.
Administrative Office of the Court, Office of Minority
Concerns, and Carmen Flores, M.P.A.
New York State Unified Court System, with special
thanks to Alice M. Chapman-Minutello, Deputy Director,
Human Resources Workforce Diversity Office
U.S. Department of the Interior “Strategic Plan for
Achieving and Maintaining a Highly Skilled and Diverse
Workforce FY 2005-2009”
Office of Personnel Management “Building and
Maintaining a Diverse High Quality Workforce: A Guide
for Federal Agencies”
Office of Human Resources and Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs “Diversity Management
and Equal Employment Opportunity”
Honorable Doris A. Smith-Ribner, Commonwealth Court
of Pennsylvania (retired)
Stacey Sobel, Executive Director of the Center for
Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
Heather Brooks, Law Intern, Pennsylvania Interbranch
Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Customer Service
Center (cover photo)
12 Diversity Recruitment Resources
Cover Photo: Richard Kelly Photography
Design: The Think Tank Group
Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
U.S. Steel Tower, Suite 4830
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-261-0679
www.pacourts.us/reports
March 2010