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SHJ Signs Houston Bar Association’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement

SHJ Signs Houston Bar Association’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement

Schiffer Hicks Johnson is pleased to announce our support of the Houston Bar Association’s 2021 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement, which reflects our firm’s commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession. By signing this statement, we pledge to:

  • Ensure a material increase in the gender representation of firm leadership
  • Implement objective, unbiased, and transparent criteria and procedures to interrupt gender bias and achieve gender equity in recruitment, hiring, evaluation, assignment, retention, and promotion
  • Obtain and act on feedback from employees regarding our efforts to increase gender equity
  • Offer professional development opportunities that support gender equity for lawyers at every level
  • Allow for flexible work arrangements that present an equitable and viable option for all lawyers

Read the full text of the statement on the HBA’s website.