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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 2, 2022

For the first time, the American Bar Association and the National Bar Association are simultaneously led by Black women — Deborah Enix-Ross and Lonita Baker, respectively. In an interview with Bloomberg Law, the leaders discuss the legal profession’s diversity, their individual career paths, and how lawyers can press for social justice in a deeply divided society. “Lawyers are trained to be leaders. We are uniquely positioned to work toward solutions,” Enix-Ross tells Bloomberg. “We must lead the way in promoting civics, civility and collaboration — the cornerstones of our democracy — to restore confidence in our institutions.”