Meet the Team

Tracey West is a nationally-known diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader and has extensive experience in DEI best practices in the legal profession.

Previously, Tracey was a Senior Consultant at Loeb Leadership and before that served as Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at WilmerHale. She spent nearly 20 years at Boston College Law School, most recently as Associate Dean of External Relations, Diversity & Inclusion, which was a first-of-its-kind position at a U.S. law school. In 2015, the National Association for Law Placement named her “Diversity Champion” for creating the nationally recognized LAHANAS program at BC Law School, which was designed to assist historically underrepresented law students with their successful transition to law school and the legal profession.

Under Tracey’s leadership, BLG has expanded its successful programming – which includes an annual job fair, summer internship program, mentorship program, mock interview training, and social skills development – to further establish itself as a resource for attracting diverse talent to Boston. BLG has also positioned itself as a support system for attorneys navigating their careers and the city, with the goal of increasing retention of law student and lawyers of color in Boston.

Contact Tracey at tracey.west@thebostonlawyersgroup.com

Solana Goss
Director of Programs & Operations

Solana Goss is the newest addition to the BLG Team. Solana most recently served as the Director of Foundation Programs and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Boston Bar Association (BBA). Solana started her career at the BBA as an intake coordinator with the organization’s Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), and eventually grew to become the Director of Community Affairs, where she managed the largest public-facing function of the BBA, serving over 10,000 callers a year through the LRS, as well as the BBA’s public service projects and programs. With those successes to build on, Solana eventually assumed responsibility for the BBA’s portfolio of pro bono programs, grants management, affinity bar relationships, DEI programs, well-being initiatives, and a variety of other projects that engaged the greater Boston legal community.

In her new role as Director of Programs and Operations at the Boston Lawyers Group, she will continue her passion for helping to create a profession and community that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and one where attorneys of color feel a sense of belonging. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as the development and creation of both new, and reimagined BLG programming.

Contact Solana at solana.goss@thebostonlawyersgroup.com.

About Boston Lawyers Group

Founded in 1986, the Boston Lawyers Group (BLG) was established by 13 Boston law firms with the mission to support the efforts of its member organizations to identify, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color. Since then, BLG has seen its membership grow to more than 40 organizations, including law firms, corporate law offices, and government agencies.