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12 T. Marshall Law Review 347 (1986)
The Legal Profession: Can Minoriites Succeed

handle is hein.journals/thurlr12 and id is 361 raw text is: THE LEGAL PROFESSION: CAN MINORITIES SUCCEED? RUSSELL L. JONES* In the last decade and a half, increased attention has been given to the plight of minorities in the legal profession. Many state bar associa- tions and the American Bar Association have instituted studies, and formed programs in an attempt to develop a completely integrated bar. These attempts have fallen far short of that goal, and minority represen- tation in the legal profession remains vastly disproportionate to their representation in the entire population. To alleviate this disparity of minority representation; the hierarchy of the legal profession-the Judiciary System, American Bar Associa- tion, state bar associations, and law schools-must develop more com- plete and productive studies, and institute the appropriate corrective measures. This hierarchy must identify the obstacles that prevent pro- portionate representation of minorities. The article Minorities and The Legal Profession: Current Platitudes, Current Barriers' deftly identifies and evaluates the current major barriers facing a proportionate minority representation of group members2 in the legal profession. It also evaluates the responsibility which the hierarchy bears for the crea- tion and perpetuation of such barriers. Moreover, it suggests corrective measures. This article will analyze those barriers and suggestions made in Holley's and Kleven's article3, as well as other barriers to propor- tionate representation of minorities. Data which was presented by Professors Holley and Kleven showed that Blacks and Hispanics represent approximately 18% of the entire population. However, a 1984 study indicates that Blacks and Hispanics represent only about 5076 of the legal profession.4 Although the ac- curacy of these figures is questionable, they indicate that Blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately represented in the legal profession. Four major barriers enumerated by Professors Holley and Kleven as the principal reasons for disproportionate representation of Blacks * Assistant Professor Southern University Law Center. 1. Holley and Kleven, Minorities and The Legal Profession: Current Platitudes, Current Barriers, 12 T. MAR. L. REV. 299 (1987). 2. The focus of Professors Holley's and Kleven's study is Black and Hispanic Americans. 3. See Holley and Kleven, supra note 1, at 300. 4. See Holley and Kleven, supra note 1, at 302.

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