Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
We
are
concerned
about
the
efforts
that
the
Trump
administration
has
taken
to
disparage
and
dismantle
DEI
efforts
that
are
lawful
and
that
are
designed
to
open
doors
of
opportunity
and
give
more
people
the
chance
to
succeed
based
on
their
merits.
Now
more
than
ever,
we
hold
steadfast
to
our
values
and
our
conviction
that
expanding
opportunities
and
access
within
the
legal
profession
will
always
be
the
right
thing
to
do.
We
have
not
changed
our
criteria
or
selection
process
in
response
to
either
the SFFA
v.
Harvard opinion
or
to
the
Trump
administration’s
actions,
and
we
see
no
reason
to.
Our
Diversity
Scholarship
program
is
lawful,
anti-discriminatory,
and
aligned
with
our
core
values
and
professional
ethics.
We
are
proud
of
how
the
program
has
positively
impacted
the
legal
profession
over
the
years.
—
Laurie
Carr
Mims,
managing
partner
of
Keker
Van
Nest
&
Peters,
in
comments
given
to
The
Recorder,
concerning
the
firm’s
diversity
scholarship,
which
awards
a
total
of
$100,000
in
funds
to
first-year
law
students
each
year.
This
year’s
Keker
diversity
scholars
were
selected
as
they
“each
demonstrated
a
deep
commitment
to
service
and
advocacy,
a
passion
for
litigation
that
started
well
before
law
school,
and
because
they
embodied
resilience,
grit
and
determination.”
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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hear
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