Q&A with GM’s Juli Greenberg

Citi in-house lawyer Juli Greenberg was sitting in a conference room in 2018 getting CLE credit when everything changed. She learned that young Black lawyers typically leave BigLaw after two or three years at their firms, and this made her angry — particularly because most in-house job openings at large companies require at least five years of experience at a big firm. The experience launched her on a quest to create DEI initiatives and do her part in improving the diversity pipeline in the legal profession. 

Fast forward nearly five years, and the product of Greenberg’s work has reached hundreds of people from every stage in the pipeline — at Citi and beyond. Now an in-house lawyer at General Motors, Greenberg is continuing her diversity work at her new job.