Lower ranked law schools are very diverse, but the Top 20 law schools in the country are still very white. The bulk of large firms pull from these schools, so it follows that firms will not be very diverse.
The field thrives off of prestige. Prestige in the field is proximity to whiteness. Proximity to whiteness has always been why the top 20 schools remain the top 20 schools. It’s why Harvard, Yale, and Stanford are always top three, playing hot potato with the positions.
Also doesn’t help that POC have been indoctrinated into believing their value is tied to higher ranked schools, thus prestige. It’s the reason people have to denote they went to an ivy or put double ivy in their profiles.
