Legal Recruiter Bryson Malcolm Calls Out Firms That Abandon Diversity

The Former Lawyer Podcast

The Former Lawyer Podcast
Legal Recruiter Bryson Malcolm Calls Out Firms That Abandon Diversity
Jul 07, 2025 Episode 275
Sarah Cottrell

You've probably seen the headlines about major law firms pulling out of diversity programs and capitulating to executive orders. Sarah has been calling out these decisions and explaining why DEI isn't actually the problem in Biglaw. But what does someone who works specifically with diverse attorneys see when firms make these choices?

Sarah recently talked with Bryson Malcolm, a legal recruiter who has unique insight into how these changes are playing out. He owns Mosaic Search Partners, a recruitment firm that focuses on historically underrepresented attorneys in Biglaw. When firms started abandoning their diversity commitments, Bryson had a front-row seat to the consequences.

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