Inclusion & Diversity

Our Commitment

Calfee is dedicated to supporting a culture that is inclusive of all attorneys and staff and that values the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of our talent.

We believe that creating an inclusive environment not only benefits our team but enhances our ability to serve our colleagues, clients and communities at the highest level. Inclusion and diversity, with a focus on supporting opportunities and professional success for all, are important focus areas for our firm, impacting all firm operations and growth goals, as demonstrated by the following most recent and ongoing initiatives.

Mansfield Certification

Calfee is proud to share that the firm has achieved 2024-2025 Mansfield Certification, successfully completing a year-long structured certification process with Diversity Lab. We continue to participate in Mansfield Certification to help ensure all talent at our firm has a fair and equal opportunity to advance into leadership by making opportunities for advancement transparent and inclusive for everyone. 

We have undergone this effort with the support of our clients and the legal departments participating in Mansfield. Like them, we remain dedicated to helping create a level playing field for all.

Data shows that firms that continue to participate in the Mansfield Certification process year-over-year are making significant progress in creating inclusive talent practices. We have experienced positive changes since joining Mansfield in 2021, and we remain committed to taking measurable actions that further support the inclusiveness of all our talent. Our firm is continuing that work and our participation as part of the Midsize Mansfield 2025-2026 Certification cohort.

GELI Forum

Additionally, Calfee is a founding member of Cleveland's GELI Forum, which is a collaboration of Cleveland law firms committed to supporting the professional development and success for all attorneys at private law firms.

Ohio Business Competes

As of 2018, we are proud to have joined Ohio Business Competes, a non-partisan coalition of businesses committed to achieving non-discrimination policies at the state level.

Calfee's Inclusion & Diversity Strategic Overview

Calfee's Inclusion & Diversity Committee developed a strategic plan and overview to help guide its efforts and communicate its work with Calfee attorneys, staff members, clients and friends of the firm.

In mid-2020, the Committee held small group listening sessions for all Calfee employees to discuss inclusion and opportunity in the workplace. During these sessions, employees were asked to provide candid feedback on the current environment at Calfee, ideas and thoughts for improvement, and ways to increase transparency.

Following the small group sessions, the Committee reviewed all of the feedback received and created the strategic overview, which provides information on the group's current focus and action items, action items completed within the last year, and a listing of Calfee's ongoing programs.