Ford Law Career Academy Aims to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession

DEARBORN, – With the singular mission of bringing diversity to the practice of law, Ford Motor Company – with the support of its philanthropic arm, Ford Motor Company Fund, and Henry Ford Learning Institute – has developed the Ford Law Career Academy. The four-year program is launching in two metro Detroit high schools with an innovative curriculum designed to excite, inspire and empower students of color to explore a law career. It fills a void for a legal-themed career academy that introduces high school students to law as a profession.

"I've felt a responsibility to work toward diversity, i...