The FDIC has a strong commitment to
equal opportunity under the law. As part of the FDIC's Minority and Women
Outreach Program (MWOP) program, the Legal Division actively seeks to consider
for engagement firms owned by minorities or women. “Minority-owned firms”
are those that are at least 51% owned and controlled (through day-to-day
management) by one or more persons who are members of one or more of the
following groups: Black American, Native American Indian, Hispanic American,
or Asian American. “Women-owned firms” are those that are at least 51% owned
and controlled (through day-to-day management) by non-minority women. The
Legal Division also seeks to consider for engagement minority-and
women-owned firms to provide legal services in association with other firms
(“co-counsel” arrangements).
Similarly, the FDIC supports all
efforts on the part of our outside counsel to employ individuals and
veterans with disabilities, as well as individuals that qualify for veterens'
preference.
