Impacting Outcomes for Black Attorneys in BigLaw

The Black BigLaw Pipeline, Inc.’s (“BBP”) purpose is to serve as a powerful and unique resource for reshaping diversity and, specifically, the experience of Black attorneys in the legal profession. The organization is comprised of senior black attorneys, including law firm partners, senior associates, in-house counsel, government lawyers, and consultants.

About Us

“If you look at most large law firms, the black associate ranks tend to hover around 4% at the most, give or take. And then when you translate that into partnership, it drops down significantly — maybe 1%,”

- Conway Ekpo

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Positive Outcomes

BBP was established to promote positive outcomes for black attorneys in large law firms through :

  • Training

    We provide substantive litigation and transactional skills training.

  • Mentorship

    Our leadership is intentional about pouring into junior associates and law students.

  • Career planning

    We help our members create a roadmap for success.

What People Are Saying

"The insight provided has helped a great deal concerning communication with my supervising Partner. Also, the practice tips on research were very useful."

2nd Year Litigation Associate

"I found the BBP Bootcamp presentation that described the life cycle of a matter, (beginning to end, with document names) very helpful. They painted a bigger picture for a first year like me who did not summer at any firm and is now starting practice."

1st Year Corporate Associate

"The safe space, candid discussions, and direct applicability to the work made the BBP Bootcamp a valuable learning experience."

1st Year Corporate Associate

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