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Why the Stakeholder 100? |
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The reasons why we are undertaking the Stakeholder 100 effort are simple.
- Law firms are committed to cultivating top performing Associates and members of the in-house community want to contribute to this core mission
- Investing in the gifted Associates who reflect the next generation of subject matter experts, is one way we can make this contribution; one for which the client community are the beneficiaries
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Are Associates at all levels eligible for the Stakeholder 100? |
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No. The Stakeholder 100 is directed to 2nd to 9th year Associate level attorneys.
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Is participation limited to Associates in large law firms? |
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No. We encourage top performers from all law firms to participate. Top performers reside in all types of firms, large, mid-size and small. |
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Why the Stakeholder 100? With the MCCA, ABA, state and local bar associations, aren’t their enough diversity efforts underway? |
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The Stakeholder 100 is not principally a "diversity effort." Stakeholder 100 is best explained as a "top performance effort". The pool of top performers for this first effort just happens to be the population of gifted Associates of color. |
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Why are you focused just on attorneys of color? What about government attorneys, in-house attorneys and other diverse attorneys? |
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While this effort is directed to Associates of color, we hope in the future to identify many other professional areas and groups where top performing professionals reside. |
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Who is the organizer/sponsor of the Stakeholder 100? |
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The Stakeholder 100 grows out of an effort by the in-house community to identify and focus investment in top performing Associates. The effort is administered and presently underwritten by Stakeholders, Inc., a company that also administers the Charting Your Own Course Career Conference. |
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Is there any limit to the number of Associates that can be nominated from one firm or office? |
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No. Firms are not limited in the number of Associates that they nominate. |
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Will firms whose associates are selected to be Stakeholder 100 awardees be recognized in any way? |
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Yes. The Stakeholder 100 Award Ceremony will recognize those top performing associates who have been selected. Additionally, law firms with high levels of Stakeholder 100 nominees will be recognized and awarded as a Stakeholder 100 Law Firm. |
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What is the cost of the Stakeholder 100? |
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There is an application fee of $325 for each nominated candidate. There are no additional fees to participate in the Stakeholder 100 or attend the Stakeholder 100 Academy.
Award recipients will, however, be expected to pay for their travel and lodging expenses relating to the Stakeholder 100 Academy. |
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