Ice Miller Partners with Center for WorkLife Law to Create Bias Interrupters Toolkits for Hiring and Retention

Ice Miller LLP created this Attorney Interview toolkit to interrupt common forms of bias in its interview process. The toolkit equips interviewers with the materials to evaluate candidates based on their knowledge, skills and abilities pertaining to the position and minimizes the risks of unexamined bias influencing its decision-making. 

You can do the same at your organization, using this toolkit as a guide. Distribute this toolkit to everyone involved in your interview process: https://biasinterrupters.org/wp-content/uploads/Tools-for-interviewing.pdf. 

Ice Miller also employed a data-driven approach to tackling retention issues among their women attorneys:
 

1. First, the firm analyzed its attrition and progression data to pinpoint at what stage its women attorneys were falling behind or leaving for new opportunities.
2. Next, the firm conducted one-on-one interviews with current and former women attorneys to reveal themes of areas of improvement and satisfaction using these interview questions. 
3. With the data in hand, the firm was able to develop targeted interventions aimed at retaining their women attorneys and equalizing opportunities for advancement. 

Learn how to employ this same data-driven approach at your organization. 

As a firm dedicated to helping our clients stay ahead of a changing world, Ice Miller knows creativity and innovation are essential. We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce, which leverages our differences to provide the best possible legal services to our clients. To learn more, visit https://www.icemiller.com/firm/diversity-information/. 
 

About the Center for Work Life Law

The Center for WorkLife Law is an advocacy and research organization at UC Hastings Law that seeks to advance racial, gender, and class equity. The Center addresses inequality at a structural level by developing and implementing concrete, evidence-based interventions in schools and workplaces and changing public policy at the state and national levels. The main areas of impact are economic security, maternal & child health, education equity, and racial and gender justice in the workplace. Throughout the pandemic, our team has also mobilized a COVID-19 emergency response, applying our legal expertise to help protect workers’ rights during the crisis.
 

About Ice Miller LLP

Ice Miller LLP is a full-service law firm dedicated to helping our clients stay ahead in a changing world. With more than 340 legal professionals across seven offices, we advise clients on all aspects of the complex legal issues impacting businesses each day. We serve emerging growth companies, FORTUNE 500 corporations, municipal entities and nonprofits. To learn more, visit us at icemiller.com.