TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 17, 2025

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has sent letters to 20 law firms requesting information about their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) related employment practices. The firms included McDermott Will & Emery, which has an office in Nashville. The letter follows a March 6 executive order in which President Donald Trump ordered the EEOC to “review the practices of representative large, influential, or industry leading law firms for consistency with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including whether large law firms: reserve certain positions, such as summer associate spots, for individuals of preferred races; promote individuals on a discriminatory basis; permit client access on a discriminatory basis; or provide access to events, trainings, or travel on a discriminatory basis.” Read the press release from the EEOC.