GCs must ‘authentically speak’ about D&I journeys By Jerome Doraisamy|18 May 2021 In the wake of findings that diversity and inclusion is the top priority for law departments, general counsel have a duty to drive change in the right ways. Last week, Lawyers Weekly reported that – according to the 2021 CLOC State of the Industry report, complied by Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC), together with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and which surveyed over 200 organisations across the globe, spanning over 22 industries in 21 countries – implementing a diversity and inclusion program is the top-ranked issue in 2021 for law departments. D&I beat out six other options for the top spot, with more than six in 10 (61 per cent) of respondents viewing it as a high priority. 27 per cent of the balance of respondents see it as a medium priority, and 12 per cent see it as a low priority.