Companies Are Not Communities. And Knowing That Is a Form of Power.
June 19, 2026
For most of my time at my law firm, I was not a passive participant in its diversity and inclusion efforts. I was a Women’s
For most of my time at my law firm, I was not a passive participant in its diversity and inclusion efforts. I was a Women’s
Erika R. Royal, Esq. is the founder of Royal Influence® and creator of Strategic Radical Acceptance™. She spent 22 years as an employment attorney and Partner at an AmLaw 100 firm. She works with underrepresented senior associates and newly minted partners navigating BigLaw, and with organizations ready to give their people real tools for the real environment they’re operating in.