Publications Miles to Go: Progress of Minorities in the Legal Profession Introduction I. Minority Representation in the Legal Profession A. Entry 1. Law School Enrollment 2. Bar Pass Rates B. Initial Employment 1. Clerkships 2. Initial Employment by Minority Status and Gender 3. Initial Employment by Race/Ethnicity 4. Starting Salaries by Race/Ethnicity C. Distribution by Employment Type 1. Distribution of Lawyers 2. Distribution of Female Lawyers 3. Distribution of Minority Lawyers 4. New Research on Lawyers’ Careers 5. Gender Differences in Lawyers’ Careers 6. The Need for More Comprehensive Data D. Representation by Employment Type 1. Law Firms 2. Corporate Law Departments 3. Government 4. Elected Officials 5. Judiciary 6. Law Faculty E. Summary II. Obstacles to “Full and Equal” Participation A. Obstacles to Entry 1. The Attack on Affirmative Action in Law School Admissions 2. Grutter v. Bollinger: The Tide Turns? 3. Defining the Criteria for Admission B. Obstacles to Advancement 1. Initial Employment 2. Tracking and Training 3. Access to External (and Internal) Markets 4. The Special Responsibility of Law Firms III. Recommendations A. What Bar Associations Can Do 1. Systematic Research 2. Group-Specific Analysis 3. Self-Study 4. Fundraising B. What Law Schools Can Do 1. Admissions 2. Teaching 3. Faculty Hiring and Advancement 4. Self-Study C. What Employers Can Do 1. Leadership 2. Accountability 3. Research and Self-Study D. What Individual Lawyers Can Do