O’Melveny Worldwide

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Key Contacts
Bendita Malakia
Director of Diversity and Engagement
LaNitra Webb
Senior Manager of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Student Pipeline

Student Pipeline

We believe that we must foster the success of underserved populations, both long before law school, and during law school. 

Retention

Retention

O’Melveny offers diversity-focused leadership academies to its women, racial/ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ+ attorneys.

DE&I Leadership Mentoring Program

DE&I Leadership Mentoring Program

To address requests from our underrepresented lawyers from the DE&I Leadership Academy and address the disproportionate attrition impacting racial/ethnic minorities in the legal industry at mid-level, and in alignment with commitments to Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, our Chair launched the DE&I Leadership Mentoring Program in 2022.

Leadership Pipeline

Leadership Pipeline

O'Melveny also focuses on a carefully cultivated pipeline of underrepresented lawyers who grow to become our leaders.