A Firm Commitment to Diversity

We believe that an inclusive, positive environment that emphasizes respect, collaboration, fairness, and equality fosters superior service to our clients and is essential to the long-term success of our firm.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Hiring. Retention. Mentoring and professional development. At Dykema, we are committed to putting our DE&I principles into practice so we can build the best team—and the best firm—we can.

Ayanna Clinton, Chief Human Resources Officer

Over the years, multiple studies have proven the effectiveness of diverse teams in delivering the best of service to business clients. Dykema has been committed to increasing the number of our DE&I initiatives across the firm to not only further enrich our work environment but to foster diverse teams to offer a more sophisticated response to our clients’ business needs.

Sherrie L. Farrell, Chief Diversity Officer

Our culture welcomes people from all walks of life and represents the breadth of diversity in terms of thought, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and ability. We thrive because our people thrive – they are our greatest asset.

Len Wolfe, Chair of Dykema

Hiring. Retention. Mentoring and professional development. At Dykema, we are committed to putting our DE&I principles into practice so we can build the best team—and the best firm—we can.

Ayanna Clinton, Chief Human Resources Officer

Sherrie L. Farrell, Chief Diversity Officer

Len Wolfe, Chair of Dykema

Hiring. Retention. Mentoring and professional development. At Dykema, we are committed to putting our DE&I principles into practice so we can build the best team—and the best firm—we can.

Ayanna Clinton, Chief Human Resources Officer

We are proud to have earned the distinction of Mansfield Rule 6.0 certified plus

Having achieved Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certification Plus, Dykema is committed to continue to improve upon our diversity efforts through participation in Mansfield 7.0.

Our journey toward Mansfield Certification Plus

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Dykema DE&I at a Glance

Dykema is a long-time sponsor of local high school urban work-study programs and participates in a number of clerkship programs.

Given the success of Dykema’s Women’s Business Initiative, an affnity group for the firm’s women lawyers, Dykema has formalized Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in order to help foster and sustain a positive and supporting environment for our attorneys, administrators and staff. A sampling of the ERGs include: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latin Americans, and Dykema PRIDE.

Dykema has earned a perfect score of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices with regard to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees.

As part of Dykema’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, our women professionals have organized the Dykema Women’s Business Initiative. This initiative brings together business women and
leaders from diverse occupations, providing opportunities for building leadership skills, networking, and professional and personal growth.

Dykema was recognized as a Top 100 U.S. firm for diversity in The American Lawyer’s 2023 annual “Diversity Scorecard” report.

In its most recent edition, (2019), Dykema was named a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Leader based on the percentage of Black attorneys as calculated in the Black Student’s Guide to Law Schools & Firms.

Dykema became a charter member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), a coalition of more than 125 law firms working collaboratively to address systematic racism.

Dykema is a long-time sponsor of local high school urban work-study programs and participates in a number of clerkship programs.

Dykema was recognized as a Top 100 U.S. firm for diversity in The American Lawyer’s 2023 annual “Diversity Scorecard” report.

Dykema became a charter member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), a coalition of more than 125 law firms working collaboratively to address systematic racism.

Dykema is a long-time sponsor of local high school urban work-study programs and participates in a number of clerkship programs.

Our DE&I Mission Statement

Diversity and inclusion are core values at Dykema. Our commitment to DE&I is central to how we engage with each other, engage with our clients, and engage in the communities in which we work and live.

Diversity at Dykema is not only the “right thing to do,” but it is the “business thing to do.” We believe that an inclusive, positive environment that emphasizes respect, collaboration, fairness, and equality fosters superior service to our clients and is essential to the long-term success of our firm.

Dykema is committed to ensuring workplace diversity and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We recruit, develop, retain, and promote lawyers and staff representing the full spectrum of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, national origin, age, and physical ability.