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McGlinchey Ranked for Legal Diversity by Vault, American Lawyer
Read Time: 2 minsAnnual rankings based on Associate response, self-reported data
McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked nationally in numerous rankings for diversity.
The firm was named among many AmLaw 100 and 200 firms among Vault’s 2025 rankings for Diversity in Law Firms, based on input from the firm’s Associates:
- #26 in Overall Diversity
- #16 in Quality of Life (Associate/Partner relations)*
- #17 in Diversity for those with Disabilities**
- #30 in Racial & Ethnic Diversity
* new Vault category in 2025 rankings
** new ranking for McGlinchey
Vault’s annual Best Law Firms for Diversity lists are derived from its Annual Associate Survey, conducted from January through March 2024. The diversity rankings are “based on each firm’s associates’ rankings of how the firm does at creating, maintaining, and fostering a diverse workforce.”
McGlinchey also ranked in two categories in The American Lawyer’s 2024 Diversity Scorecards:
- #37 on the Women in Law scorecard
- #178 on the LGBTQ+ scorecard
The American Lawyer’s Diversity Scorecard rankings have historically been published in tandem with the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 ranking of the largest U.S. firms by attorney headcount. The Women in Law scores are based on the percentages of women attorneys overall, and in partnership and leadership ranks, at each firm. The LGBTQ+ Scorecard reflects the percentage of self-identified LGBTQ+ attorneys at each firm. This is the first year the rankings have been divided into categories.
“McGlinchey has taken a meaningful focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the firm and across the profession, so I am especially proud of this repeated recognition of our efforts in this area,” said Michael Ferachi, Managing Member. “Not only does hearing this feedback from our own attorneys validate our investment into these programs, but it signals to the firm that we’re on the right track for our people.”
McGlinchey is committed to fostering equity through diversity and inclusion in the firm and across the profession through various external and internal DE&I programs. In May of 2023, McGlinchey achieved the Midsize Mansfield Certification following a rigorous 18-month process led by Diversity Lab. The Midsize Mansfield recognition certifies that McGlinchey aims to track, measure, and achieve diversity in law firm leadership. Currently enrolled in the second certification cohort, McGlinchey is among the first 100 firms to achieve this recognition to date in the U.S. and Canada.
“Nurturing an environment where our employees feel valued and supported to be their authentic selves in service of our clients is a top priority for the firm,” said Eliska Plunkett, McGlinchey’s Chief Diversity Officer and Human Resources Director. “Recognitions like this and the others we’ve received reaffirm our commitment to those goals.”
This month, McGlinchey introduced BOLD, McGlinchey Black Originators, Leaders, and Doers (a rebrand of its African American Affinity Group). It also unveiled the McGlinchey PRIDE LGBTQ+ resource group in 2022 and the Uplift McGlinchey Women’s Initiative in 2021. Today, the firm is proud to report that almost 60% of Office Managing Members across its 17 offices and 44% of its executive Policy Committee identify as diverse.
McGlinchey also prides itself on its involvement with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) since the organization’s founding in 2009. The firm is a three-time recipient of LCLD’s highest honor, the Compass Award, and was named a “Top Performer,” a designation reserved for the most active LCLD member corporations and law firms, for six years in a row.
To learn more about McGlinchey’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, click here.