A great law firm is one of contrast

Best Best & Krieger’s culture is one that respects differences and recognizes unique perspectives.  BB&K is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting attorneys and staff of diverse backgrounds.  Doing so makes good sense for our firm and our clients.

BB&K's attorneys and staff represent a wide range of personal experiences, countries of origin, ages, religions, and gender.  In March of 2010, The American Lawyer ranked BBK  #17 in attorney racial diversity out of more than 250 of the largest and highest-grossing law firms nationwide on their annual "Diversity Scorecard".  The firm ranked 19th in 2009 and 2008, 27th in 2007 and 30th in 2006.

Within our firm, this means working in a diverse environment that reflects the communities, organizations, businesses and individuals we represent.  This fosters respect and collaboration.

The value of diversity for our clients comes from the melding of differing experiences, cultures, talents, viewpoints, and styles to drive creative and innovative solutions.  Our diversity allows us to leverage different perspectives to approach complex legal issues in a way that provides the best outcome to our clients.

Recruitment

One of the firm’s ongoing recruitment goals is to increase the diversity of our attorneys and staff.  We have a diverse recruitment committee that actively looks for opportunities to attract individuals with a wide range of backgrounds to our firm at the staff, summer clerk, entry-level and lateral hire levels.

Professional Development

We provide professional development and mentoring programs with sensitivity to the diverse needs of all participants.  We also support our attorneys' outside professional development opportunities, including membership in diversity-minded professional organizations. 

Promotion

BB&K fosters a culture where opportunities for success are available to everyone.  To this point, the majority of our partners joined the firm right out of law school and successfully developed their careers within BB&K.  Associates have a voice at BB&K, allowing them to actively contribute to firm administration and decision-making. 

Annual assessments allow us to chart a path for continuous improvement in diversity.