Affinity Groups
Affinity groups are meant to provide a supportive space and help facilitate discussion and interaction with members and allied colleagues.
SNELLGBTQ+
Mission Statement
We facilitate interaction of Snell & Wilmer’s LGBTQ+ personnel and their allied colleagues; help LGBTQ+ personnel to thrive, fostering the professional development opportunities of our LGBTQ+ attorneys and staff; provide a supportive space to discuss issues of concern to LGBTQ+ personnel, their families and their allies; and, when appropriate, address public issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community within and outside the firm.
SNELLGBTQ+ leads
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SNELLGBTQ+
Goals & Objectives
Subject-matter
knowledge and experience to our colleagues and clients about issues related to LGTBQ+ identity
Promote
the firm’s hiring and retention of LGBTQ+ identifying talent
Help
the firm remain a leader with respect to employer benefits and practices, including receiving a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index
Identify
pro bono opportunities related to LGBTQ+ issues and charities targeted toward LGBTQ+ persons
First-Gen Forward
Mission Statement
We celebrate the identities and journeys of first-generation professionals. First-Gen Forward aims to help first-generation professionals succeed by providing professional development opportunities and creating access to resources, trainings and leaders at all levels designed to promote and advance first-generation professionals.
First-Gen Forward leads
First-Gen Forward
Goals & Objectives
Advocate
for recruitment and retention of first-generation professionals
Provide
resources to first-generation professionals to increase professional skills and knowledge
Engage
with community organizations to educate future first- generation professionals