The Center for Legal Inclusiveness (CLI) in Denver isn’t even 5 years old, but it’s gone from identifying diversity issues in the local law community to becoming a leader nationwide in creating ways to ensure inclusiveness in the legal industry.

It was an idea whose time had come. The legal sector has consistently ranked near the bottom of professions for diversity. In 2011, only CEOs ranked lower, with 10.8 percent being racially or ethnically diverse, compared with 11.1 percent of attorneys, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read the full article (requires a Denver Business Journal subscription).