HP , the US - based lobbying company , is threatening to withhold up to 10 % of fees charged by law firms that fail to meet required diversity requirements . Over 55 % of HP ’s legal workforce is now female . The “ diversity holdback ” initiative will apply to law firms with at least 10 attorneys . firms must have a minimum of one “ diverse firm relationship partner ” or at least one women and one ethnically or racially diverse attorney , responsible for at least 60 hours of billable HP hours . The initiative will apply to disability , ethnicity and race , disability and LGBT status .
HP, the US-based tech company, is threatening to withhold up to 10% of fees charged by law firms that fail to meet required diversity requirements. Over 55% of HP’s legal workforce is now female. The “diversity holdback” initiative will apply to US firms with at least 10 attorneys. Firms must have a minimum of one “diverse firm relationship partner” or at least one women and one ethnically or racially diverse attorney, responsible for at least 10% of billable HP hours. The initiative will apply to disability, ethnicity and race, gender and LGBT status.