The first in a new series of conversations about diversity in the legal profession drew a crowd of about 200 to Emory University School of Law on Monday evening.

“All of these firms and in-house departments have been doing their own diversity efforts, and we thought a law school would be a good place to engage in a conversation on best practices,” said Melba Hughes, a partner at legal recruiter Major, Lindsey & Africa, who is organizing Emory Law’s Diversity Speaker Series.