NAMWOLF Signs Accenture as Newest Member of Its Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Accenture has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) October 6, 2004 -- The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) is pleased to announce that Accenture has joined the NAMWOLF Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program.

NAMWOLF is pleased to welcome Accenture to our Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program," said Emery Harlan, Board Chair of The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms. Accenture is a global leader in the management consulting and technology industry. The companys commitment to legal diversity should serve as an industry-wide example," he added.

Under the Corporate and Public Entities Partnering Program (CPEPP), interested corporations agree to set a goal of eventually expending a minimum of 5% of their outside counsel budget with minority and women-owned law firms. NAMWOLF strives to recruit and admit only those minority and women-owned law firms that have a track record of representing major corporations and public entities.

Accenture is looking forward to working with NAMWOLF as we further our commitment to legal diversity," said Joel Stern, attorney and director of Accentures Legal group in North America. I believe that NAMWOLF can provide us with an excellent resource of qualified minority and women-owned law firms, capable of supplying Accenture with high-quality legal services."

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (www.namwolf.org) was founded in June, 2001. It is a national trade association comprised of a select group of minority and women-owned law firms who exhibit excellence in the legal profession. The primary aim of the organization is to advocate for the utilization of minority and women-owned law firms by major corporations and public entities throughout the United States.
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