Diversity STATEMENT
Brown & James, P.C. is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a work environment respectful of differences in gender, race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, and all other aspects of diversity in the workplace.
Brown & James supports, and participates in, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis, the National Bar Association Diversity Conference, and the Mound City Bar Association, a St. Louis City organization devoted to minority legal professionals. The firm also supports non-legal diversity programs such as Black History Month in St. Louis.
Brown & James has long recognized the importance of work/life balance. Lawyers may elect non-traditional work schedules and part-time principal tracks.
Brown & James actively recruits women and minority lawyers and offers them mentoring and opportunities to gain litigation experience and training unmatched by any comparable law firm.
To support and promote diversity goals, Brown & James has a Diversity Committee and sponsors a Women’s Initiative. The firm also provides domestic partner benefits.
Brown & James's desire is to provide our employees the best possible work place – one that is open to diversity and supportive of every employee. For, it is only through the retention of the best employees that we can provide our clients with the exemplary legal counsel and representation that have been our hallmark.