Appendix I - Law Firm Diversity Submittal.docx
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- Workers' Compensation Security Fund Counsel
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- OGC-2024-06
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- Adams County, Pennsylvania
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This document is an Appendix I - Law Firm Diversity Submittal for a state and local contract opportunity in Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Department of General Services, is seeking legal services for the Workers' Compensation Security Fund, which includes representation of the Security Fund to defend workers' compensation claims arising from insolvent insurance companies. The contract will be awarded to the highest evaluated law firms based on the criteria set forth in the request for proposals.
The diversity submittal requires information such as workforce utilization reports, staffing plans, narratives on diversity practices, affirmative action plans, diversity goals, diversity-oriented outreach, and records of partnerships, joint ventures, and subcontracting relationships with minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBTQ-owned firms. The law firms are also asked to provide information on mentoring, training, and professional development programs, scholarships, and other materials demonstrating their commitment to diversity practices.
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APPENDIX I
LAW FIRM DIVERSITY SUBMITTAL
To facilitate this evaluation of your firm’s diversity practices, please submit the following (if available):
1. A workforce utilization report including the following information for each job category within your firm (see attached sample):
a. The total number of persons employed in that category
b. The total number of men employed in that category
c. The total number of women employed in that category, and the corresponding percentage of the firm’s legal professional personnel in that category
d. The total number of veterans (if known) in that category, and the corresponding percentage of the firm’s legal professional personnel in that category
e. The total number of individuals with disabilities in that category, and the corresponding percentage of the firm’s legal professional personnel in that category
f. The total number of LGBT individuals in that category, and the corresponding percentage of the firm’s legal professional personnel in that category
g. The total number of members of each racial minority employed in that category, and the corresponding percentage of the firm’s legal professional personnel in that category
2. A staffing plan for this contract including the job category, name, gender, race, veteran, disability, and LGBT status (if known) of each person that Offeror plans to assign to this contract.
3. A narrative that describes how your firm ensures minority, woman, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT attorneys are assigned meaningful work and primary responsibility for significant matters commensurate with their experience and qualifications.
4. An official affirmative action plan for your firm.
5. A diversity plan containing specific diversity goals adopted by your firm, along with any record of your firm’s progress toward their achievement.
6. A record of any diversity-oriented outreach or events your firm has conducted in the last five years.
7. The percentage of your company’s gross revenues involving partnerships with minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms in the prior fiscal year.
8. The percentage of your company’s gross revenues involving joint ventures with minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT firms in the prior fiscal year.
9. The percentage of your company’s gross revenues involving subcontracting relationships with minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms in the prior fiscal year.
10. Any materials that demonstrate your company has contributed to equity and investment funds or provided access to capital for small minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT firms.
11. A description of your firm’s mentoring, training, or professional development programs for minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT-owned firms.
12. A record of all scholarships for minority, women, veteran, disabled, and/or LGBT students to which your firm has contributed in the last five years, along with the specific amount of the funds directly contributed by your firm.
13. Any other information that demonstrates your firm’s commitment to diversity practices.
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