Mansfield Rule Registration Details
Registration Details for Mansfield Rule
Registration for Mansfield Rule opens in Spring 2021 for large law firms, midsize law firms, and legal departments in the U.S and Canada. Also opening in April 2021 is registration for the inaugural Mansfield Rule UK. More details follow.
Mansfield Rule 5.0 (Designed for large law firms in the U.S. and Canada with more than 100 lawyers)
- Registration opens March 30, 2021 and closes June 4, 2021; the Mansfield 5.0 certification process officially launches July 15, 2021.
- Those who attended an Info Session within the last year will receive an email notification on March 30 with more details and a link to register. (The updated Mansfield 5.0 Certification & Parameters form and the Mansfield Manual, which provides detailed guidance on implementation, will be included.)
- To attend an Info Session to learn more, please contact Natalia Marulanda; sessions are offered Wednesdays at 11am PT/2pm ET.
- For details on the current participating firms and the progress they have made boosting diversity in leadership as a result of MR, click here.
Mansfield Rule UK (New this year! Designed for law firms in the UK with more than 75 lawyers)
- Registration opens April 12, 2021 and closes June 18, 2021; the inaugural UK certification process officially launches July 15, 2021 and runs through July 14, 2022.
- Those who attended an Info Session or had an individual call with Diversity Lab in the last year will receive an email notification on April 12 with more details and a link to register. (The MRUK Certification & Parameters Form and the Mansfield Manual, which provides detailed guidance on implementation, will be included. All firms currently participating in the U.S. & Canada version of the Mansfield Rule will also receive an email notifying them that registration has opened.)
- To attend a MRUK Info Session on April 16 or April 29 at 10am ET/3pm BST, please contact Natalia Marulanda.
Mansfield Rule for Midsize Firms (Designed for small to midsize law firms in the U.S. and Canada with 25 to 150 lawyers)
- Registration opens April 26, 2021 and closes August 6, 2021; the Midsize certification process officially launches September 15, 2021 and runs through March 14, 2023 (18 months).
- Those who attended an Info Session or had an individual call with Diversity Lab in the last year will receive an email notification on April 26 with more details and a link to register. (The Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification & Parameters Form and the Midsize Mansfield Rule FAQs, which provide guidance on implementation, will be included.)
- To attend an Info Session on May 4, May 27, or June 17 at 11am PT/2pm ET, please contact Kate Johnston Ryan.
- For details on the current participating firms, click here.
Mansfield Rule: Legal Department Edition
- Registration opens April 6, 2021 and closes August 13, 2021; the MRLD 3.0 certification process officially launches September 1, 2021 and runs through August 31, 2023 (24 months).
- Those who attended an Info Session or had an individual call with Diversity Lab will receive an email notification with more details and a link to register. (The MRLD 3.0 Certification & Parameters Form, which provide guidance on implementation, will be included.)
- Participating legal departments will have access to orientation sessions, knowledge sharing calls, the MRLD 3.0 Manual, and the MRLD Resource Library upon registration.
- To attend an Info Session, typically held on Wednesdays at 9am PT/12pm ET, please sign-up here.
- For any questions related to MRLD, please contact Kavita Ramakrishnan.
- For details on the current requirements and participating legal departments, click here.
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