Local Law Firm Struggle to Recruit and Retain Minorities

Law: A White Man’s World
Minorities Scarce as Firms Fail to Reflect Region’s Diverse Population

Sacramento Business Journal
September 28, 2007
By Kathy Robertson, Staff Writer

Shareholder Louis Gonzalez, Jr. comments in this article that the perception about law firms by minority candidates is part of the problem. In this article he states, “Large law firms have had a hard time getting minority students interested.” He points out that these students need to apply to large law firms to eliminate this self-perpetuating idea that firm will not hire qualified minority candidates.