The Department of Law provides legal advice and serves as in-house corporate counsel to the City of Pittsburgh, which often involves providing advice to the Mayor, City Directors, City Council, and various governmental units. It represents the City in all legal aspects of its daily governmental functions. It also represents the City in all cases which impact public policy and City residents’ quality of life.

“The City of Pittsburgh’s Law Department is excited to be part of the PLDIC. As part of a municipality that serves over 300,000 residents, the Law Department recognizes the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion when advising City Departments in their respective efforts to better serve the Pittsburgh community. We look forward to working with the PLDIC in making Pittsburgh a welcoming legal community for all.”

Eva Morgan, a 2023 graduate of Syracuse University, is the recipient for Duquesne Kline School of Law. When informed of her selection Eva stated, “I feel so honored to be a recipient of the Susan Yohe, PLDIC Scholarship. I aspire to be a respectable lawyer, and with this scholarship I am one step closer to that goal. Receiving this award makes me feel proud of the career field that I am going into. As I go into my 1L at Duquesne University Kline School of Law, I plan to advocate for all underrepresented groups.” 

The University of Pittsburgh School of Law awarded the scholarship to Anne Darla Pamphile, a 2021 graduate of Saint Vincent College. Anne was also appreciative of the award, “It is with the utmost gratitude that I accept this Susan Yohe PLDIC Scholarship towards my attendance at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. As a dedicated member of the most underrepresented group in the law profession, I remain determined to trample generational barriers through my attainment of a law license, as this will grant me the key to open doors of uncharted opportunities for other minority groups who, too, can then confidently perpetuate the cycle of success. I am honored to be the recipient of this scholarship and excited to learn effective new ways to diversify and generate positive change in the law profession!”

Apply now to become the next PLDIC/TALI scholar! The PLDIC and The Advanced Leadership Institute will once again offer the following scholarship opportunities for PLDIC member employees:

Scholarship recipients must be admitted to either TALI program and be employed by a PLDIC member organization. Interested PLDIC applicants should indicate their interest in the scholarship on the TALI application. Recipients will be notified after being accepted into a TALI program. More info can be found below.

The PLDIC Members Survey Q&A with Gleason is available on the Members Only page. During this short recording, Doug King from Gleason details the entire presentation and survey results. Thank you to Gleason and the PLDIC Survey Committee for their hard work.

Join the PLDIC at Pirates Pride Night. If you are a mentor in our Mentoring Program and are interested in free tickets, please contact Ena. Otherwise, please purchase your tickets. The Mentoring Program participants and ACBA attendees will be sitting in Section 103, if you’d like to join your fellow Pittsburgh attorneys.

Many of us feel constant pressure to mask and curate who we are―to perform as someone we’re not rather than be who we are. And it hurts us. But we don’t need to live this way.

With We’ve Got This, award-winning and globally recognized DEI and empowerment expert Ritu Bhasin delivers a much-needed guidebook on how to heal, thrive, and stand in your power in the face of hate and hardships. She reveals how to unlock belonging―for yourself and for others.

Ritu knows firsthand that the path to belonging can be both beautiful and hard. As a child of working-class immigrants of color, she experienced relentless struggles with racist bullying and cultural confusion growing up. Even as a successful lawyer and business leader, Ritu grappled with knowing, embracing, and being her authentic self―until she realized the freedom that comes with claiming belonging, which she passionately shares in these pages.

Combining empathy, humor, and research with life-changing wisdom and savvy, We’ve Got This is the guide for finding belonging and joy that readers from across backgrounds have been waiting for.

Does your organization have DEI news? The PLDIC actively seeks news about our members' DEI wins, as well as accomplishments of diverse lawyers in our member organizations. Please submit related items to PLDIC Communications Director Megan Edwards.

The Coalition's newsletter, The Bridge, will not appear in June or July. But, stay tuned: other programming information and special communications will continue to be sent out as needed. You can catch up on all past issues here. Know someone who would be interested in receiving this newsletter, and other news from the PLDIC? Send them this link to sign up!