Koley Jessen Earns Diversity Lab's Mansfield Certification Plus for 2024-2025
Koley Jessen is proud to announce that we have achieved Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Certification Plus status for 2024–2025, reflecting our continued commitment to fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity in legal leadership.
The Mansfield program is a structured certification process designed to expand the pool of talent considered for leadership by making advancement opportunities more transparent and inclusive. “Plus” status is an advanced designation for firms that not only meet the baseline requirements but also demonstrate measurable progress in implementing those practices. Koley Jessen has participated since the program’s launch for midsize firms in 2020, and this marks our fourth consecutive certification and our third time achieving Plus status.
“Our team has worked diligently to embed inclusive practices into our culture and operations,” said Chastin Bailey, Director of Talent and Culture at Koley Jessen. “Receiving Mansfield Certification Plus again this year is a proud marker of Koley Jessen’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, allowing us to benchmark our progress as well as celebrate our successes in promoting transparent advancement processes throughout the firm.”
Looking ahead, Koley Jessen is pleased to confirm our renewed commitment to the 2025–2026 certification cycle, joining over 275 peer firms that are also committed to this important work. Mansfield’s network of peer firms and structured programming has given us valuable opportunities to learn from others making the same commitment, exchange ideas, and adopt practices that promote transparency and inclusivity in leadership. Our team is excited to continue building on this work, participating in workshops with other firms, and collectively advancing solutions that emphasize the growth of diverse talent into important roles.
To learn more about our diversity and inclusion efforts, please visit our Roadmap to a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace.
About Diversity Lab
Diversity Lab envisions a world where leaders are as diverse as the workforces and communities they represent. We design, test, and measure the outcomes of science-based and data-driven talent practices that allow for fair and equal access to advancement opportunities. Our primary focus is on leaders in law, as they often rise to positions of influence in government, boardrooms, courtrooms, and beyond. The more diverse our leadership, the more inclusive and equitable the decisions for the benefit of the entire workforce and society. Inclusion is the goal, and greater diversity – in leadership and beyond – is the outcome. For more details, visit http://www.diversitylab.com.
