The following information may be of interest to LGBT students and laterals who are considering Arnold & Porter LLP as a place to work:

• Does the firm have a nondiscrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and gender identity?  Arnold & Porter specifically includes sexual orientation and gender identity in its employment nondiscrimination policy.  The firm also offers medical, dental, vision and dependent life insurance benefits to domestic partners of all employees.
  
  
• Does the firm support an open and affirming culture for gay and lesbian employees? Support for a diverse work environment is a core value at Arnold & Porter.  The firm consistently ranks among the top firms in the country for women, racial minority, and LGBT attorneys.  The firm requires all lawyers and staff to participate in diversity training.  Additionally, the LGBT attorneys regularly meet to provide mentoring, discuss pro bono opportunities, socialize, and organize recruiting events.
  
  
• How does a firm's commitment to maintaining gay and lesbian diversity extend to the outside community?  Arnold & Porter is deeply committed to the pro bono practice of law and actively encourages attorneys to assume responsibility for cases involving issues of importance to the LGBT community.  Attorneys of the firm currently represent, in coordination with Lambda Legal, a man who is suing the Department of State because of its prohibition on hiring people with HIV in the Foreign Service.  Attorneys of the firm successfully represented a man from Estonia seeking asylum in the United States based on his sexual orientation, among other bases.  Attorneys at the firm also regularly staff the Whitman-Walker Clinic.  Most recently, attorneys at Arnold & Porter have provided the Human Rights Campaign with tax policy advice and are working directly with HRC on its opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment. 
  
  
• Who can I contact if I have questions about gay and lesbian diversity at the firm?  We encourage you to contact us if you have any questions regarding Arnold & Porter:

Arnold & Porter LLP is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, veteran's status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  Our firm's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.  To achieve our goal of equal opportunity, Arnold & Porter maintains an affirmative action plan through which it makes good-faith efforts to recruit, hire, and advance in employment qualified minorities, females, disabled individuals, and covered veterans.  EOE M/F/V/D

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