Personal Jurisdiction

Let's Get Personal (Again!) with Dan Sharpe, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP

Episode Summary

He's back! You may remember Dan Sharpe from Season 1 of Personal Jurisdiction. Back then, we talked to Dan about his journey to becoming a patent attorney and his dedication to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts. Dan came back to participate in our first LinkedIn Live event this summer and to share about his new role as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP in Washington, D.C. We're bringing this conversation to you as part of Season 4 because Dan's advice about how law firm associates can be allies and support their colleagues in promoting a culture of DEI and what law firm partners can do to promote a culture of DEI from the top down is not to be missed.

Episode Notes

Dan Sharpe is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager at Foley & Lardner LLP in Washington, D.C.  Dan is a graduate of Princeton University (2007) and the University of Virginia School of Law (2012). 

This episode was a LinkedIn Live event in July 2023. Check out the video here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hallieritzu_personal-jurisdiction-live-with-dan-sharpe-activity-7084562659232133120-p5vz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Dan was a guest on Season 1 - listen to that excellent episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/personal-jurisdiction/id1579070172?i=1000543486155 

AND Check out this great conversation with Dan on Foley's The Path & The Practice podcast hosted by Alexis Robertson: https://www.foley.com/en/insights/publications/2022/09/podcast-episode-93-dan-sharpe-manager-diversity

During this discussion, we talk to Dan about:

  1. What it's like to be a DEI Manager at a large law firm; 
  2. Advice for law students going into on-campus interviewing season; 
  3. How law firm associates can be allies and support their colleagues in promoting a culture of DEI; 
  4. What law firm partners can do to promote a culture of DEI from the top down; and 
  5. Thoughts on whether SCOTUS’s decision overturning affirmative action in higher education could open a path for challenges to corporate DEI efforts and so, so much more. 

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