b'Updates on the FirmsJuneteenth Commitments Since deepening our commitment to advancing racial equity in June 2020, the firm has made progress on a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at combating racism and driving change.Recruiting Law Firm Anti-Racism Alliance Juneteenth 2020 Commitment Juneteenth 2020 CommitmentEmphasize the recruiting of Black attorneys in lightJoin several other law firms in signing on to theof the firms goal of a 50% increase in our numberLaw Firm Anti-Racism Alliance and continue to of Black attorneys by June 30, 2022.undertake social justice reform work on aAdd a summer position to the firms DC office,pro bono basis.beginning in 2021 for a 1L from the Howard University School of Law, to supplement our existing2021 Updateentry-level recruiting efforts. We have allied with over 200 law firms in the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, which is committed to 2021 Update combating systemic racism, reforming laws that are We formed a committee chaired by OKellyracist, and addressing policies and practices that McWilliams, which identified over 300 Black lawyersperpetuate racism within law firms. LFAA has taken in complementary practice areas who could bethe important first step of its operation to organize. recruiting prospects, developed talking points aboutAttorneys at the firm have also started pro bono the firm and the opportunities here for attorneys ofprojects addressing systemic racism.color, and worked to promote our recruiting initiatives through direct outreach and through professional organizations, including the AfricanBoston Lawyers GroupAmerican Managing Partners Network. We partnered with Howard University School of Law toJuneteenth 2020 Commitmentdevelop an academic-year legal internship program. We are bringing Howard law students to work in ourStrengthen the firms ties with the Boston Lawyers DC office each semester and hosted our first legalGroup (BLG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to intern in January 2021. supporting its member organizations efforts to identify, recruit, retain, and advance attorneys of color. We are on track to meet our target for increasing the number of Black attorneys at the firm by next June.BLG was founded over 30 years ago, in part, by two of our former partners, Ann-Ellen Hornidge (now Of 4'