Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Spearheading this commitment is the Executive Committee, the cross-office Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) Committee and other key members of the firm. The DEI Committee is responsible for furthering the firm's diversity objectives and implementing the firm's diversity plan, which ensures the firm's focus on diversity as a core value. The members of the DEI and key staff serve as thought leaders, ambassadors and advocates on diversity, inclusion, and equity initiatives and issues.

While we are proud of what the firm has achieved over the years, we continue to build on those accomplishments. One of the ways we're doing this is through internal affinity groups such as Day Pitney Diverse Attorneys (DPDA), which is a network of diverse attorneys throughout the firm and which aims to foster an inclusive environment that helps ensure the success of our attorneys. Others are Women Working Together (WWT), which provides mutual support, professional growth and community service opportunities to women attorneys at the firm and to clients, and the Day Pitney Alliance, which provides an avenue for Day Pitney employees, regardless of sexual orientation or role within the firm, to express support for LGBTQ people, and promote awareness of and support for LGBTQ causes and concerns. The Day Pitney Working Parents network provides a community for parents at the firm to share ideas, learning experiences and support for each other in balancing professional work lives with meaningful engagement as parents and family members.

Internally at the firm we have a Heritage Month Speaker Series that brings in speakers to discuss topics of importance related to the various heritage month celebrations. These events are open to all employees at the firm and are broadcast live throughout all our offices.

Day Pitney also regularly sponsors and supports attendance at events put on by organizations dedicated to enhancing opportunities for diverse lawyers and law students, such as the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, and various national and state affinity bar associations. Day Pitney attorneys serve and have served in leadership positions in many of these organizations.

We are committed to working with our clients, professional colleagues, diversity organizations and others in the communities in which we practice as we pursue the common goal of a professional workplace where opportunity is available to all. We continue to strive to provide challenging opportunities, meaningful guidance and positive incentives to assist our professionals in achieving their greatest potential. In doing so, our goal is ultimately to create advantages from our differences and to achieve richer, broader and innovative results.