Diversity in the Legal Profession (Aug. 12, 2015)

Recent reports on diversity within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.

• "Embracing White Men as Diversity and Inclusion Allies," The Legal Intelligencer

• “Female Lawyers Less Likely to Be First Chair Study Finds,” The Legal Intelligencer

• "EEOC Bans Discrimination Against Gays in Workplace," Corporate Counsel

• "What Same-Sex Marriage Means for Employers," Corporate Counsel 

• "A Study Documents the Paucity of Black Elected Prosecutors: Zero in Most States," The New York Times
  • "Elected prosecutors are mostly white males, study finds," ABA Journal

• "Goodwin Procter Leader Says Firm Committed to Diversity, Growth," Am Law Daily

• "Lawyers Push to Diversify Major Corporate Legal Departments," The Wall Street Journal Law Blog

• "Silicon Valley struggles to hack its diversity problem," The Washington Post

• "ABA To Debate Attorney Mental Health Disclosure," The National Law Journal

• "A Lateral Boom of Older Lawyers," The American Lawyer

• "Best Firms' Report Shows Top 50 Shops for Women," ABA Journal

• "Chinese, More than Americans, See Benefits of US Law Degree," The Asian Lawyer