“In differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress.”
-Louis Brandeis
At Nutter, we believe that “differentiation” -- what we call “diversity” -- fosters the highest quality legal service, the strongest client relationships, and the broadest community involvement. We strive, then, to ensure that traditionally underrepresented groups work at every level of the firm and to advance our position as a leader in the Boston-wide effort to build a legal community that reflects the wider communities we serve.
Nutter’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Nutter’s commitment to diversity reaches from its top management to its roots. Our current activities continue Nutter’s 131-year history of commitment to recruiting and retaining talented and qualified people, regardless of race, gender, color, age, disability, religion, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, or marital or parental status.
Nutter recognizes that building a supportive, inclusive internal community where every person at the firm is given the opportunity to succeed is only the first step. Recent examples of Nutter supporting diversity and inclusion in the communities we serve include:
- Hosting the Annual Joint Bar Diversity Event, co-sponsored by five of the city’s leading diversity focused bar associations (Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association and South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston)
- Leading a class action in federal court seeking broad reform of the Massachusetts child welfare system on behalf of 8,500 abused and neglected children statewide
- Sponsoring the GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) Annual Spirit of Justice Award Dinner
- Building a team of over twenty staff and attorney volunteers who read with kindergarten and first grade students at the Mason Elementary School in Roxbury each week
- Sponsoring the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (SABA GB) Know Your Rights! training program
- Sponsoring of the Boston Lawyers Group’s (BLG) Student Affinity Leaders Forum
Making Diversity a Priority at Nutter
Nutter's efforts are led by its Diversity and Inclusion Committee -- composed of both current and former members of our Executive, Legal Personnel and Hiring Committees and associates. Recognizing that diversity enriches us as individuals and as a firm, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee is committed to:
- Setting firm-wide expectations for an inclusive culture
- Supporting recruitment and retention efforts that focus on traditionally underrepresented groups
- Learning from and applying best practices of other institutions and industries
- Measuring the firm’s successes and shortcomings, consistently assessing the Committee’s own impact
- Challenging the status quo when necessary
- Communicating the Committee’s mission, the action it requires, and the success it promises