Today…we’re announcing important changes to Microsoft’s Law Firm Diversity Program (LFDP). Since we launched this Program in 2008, we’ve provided the participating firms a bonus at the end of our fiscal year equal to 2 percent of that year’s fees if they reach a quantifiable diversity goal, either becoming more diverse as a firm or more diverse on the work they do for us. We believe the time has come now to move our program to its next generation by incentivizing and working with major law firms across the country to increase diversity among the firms’ partners and leadership ranks…We are changing our Law Firm Diversity Program to provide each of 15 law firms who do work for us with the opportunity to earn their annual bonus based on their performance in increasing diversity in three aspects of a firm’s leadership…[W]e’ve concluded that it’s important now to focus on promoting more diversity in leadership positions in law firms…Recent studies show many diverse lawyers beginning their practices each year, but fewer experienced diverse lawyers leading the management, practice areas and key account relationships of law firms…