Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Mar 17, 2021)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"Top Women in Law Offer Lessons of Lockdown and Their Tips for Juniors," Law.com International
"Why Do Fewer Women Move in Law Than Men?," Law.com International
"Corporate Counsel Women of Color Founder Among Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade," Corporate Counsel
"Georgetown Law Fires Professor for 'Abhorrent' Remarks About Black Students," The New York Times
"Georgetown Law professor terminated after 'reprehensible' comments about Black students," The Washington Post
"Lawyers: 'False Sense of Liberation' at Home Fuels Spike in Workplace Sexual Harassment," New Jersey Law Journal
"The Outperformers, Part 3: What 2020 Taught Firms About Real Estate, Diversity and Strategic Growth," The American Lawyer
"Number of Women GCs on Canadian Public Company Boards Rising," Law.com International
"As Law Firm Pros Tout Diversity Efforts, Lower-Level Staff Aren't As Impressed," The American Lawyer
"Data Is Fueling Corporate Diversity Efforts-But Is It Safe?," Corporate Counsel
"Ogletree, Balch Hire New D&I Officers as Firms Step Up Diversity Efforts," Daily Report
"ABA's Model Diversity Survey can help with DEI strategies," ABA Journal
"'We Don't Know Basic Things': Diversity Advocates Call for More Data on Judicial Clerks," The Recorder
"Will Top Next-Gen Talent Choose to Practice With Law Firms?," Bloomberg Tax
"BigLaw Eschews Recruiting At Lower Ranked HBCU Law Schools Despite Pledge To Hire More Black Associates," TaxProf Blog
"How law firms reacted to racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic," ABA Journal
"How Lawyer Professional Development Went Virtual, and Why Some Programs Fall Flat," The American Lawyer
"Group sues Yale over race-conscious admissions and seeks cert in Harvard suit," ABA Journal
"'You Can Bring a Drink': Lawyer-Moms Create Safe Space to Vent," The Recorder
"Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents," Law360
"Law student using American Sign Language wins 4th Circuit appeal," ABA Journal
"'Norm of Silence' Erodes Amid Post-#MeToo Reforms for Judicial Clerks Facing Harassment, NYU Panelists Say," New York Law Journal
"5 Law Firms Make Canada's Most Diverse Companies List," Law.com International
"Jill Louis of Perkins Coie's Dallas Office Joins Growing List of Women of Color Taking On Big Law Leadership Roles," Texas Lawyer
"Gibson Dunn M&A Leader Elected Firm's First Female Chair," The American Lawyer
"Diversity in U.S. Law Firms: 'It's Always Going to Be Incremental'," Attorney at Work
"Renewed Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Industry Has Made Great Strides, But There's Still Work to Do," Detroit Business
"Navigating Diversity and Inclusion," Corporate Counsel
"The Summer Associate Diversity Program as a Change Agent in Law Firms," The Legal Intelligencer
"Can GC Succession Planning Drive Diversity?," Corporate Counsel
"Alternative business models at law firms could be a boon to women lawyers: Miller Titerle," Canadian Lawyer
"In-House Is Tracking Vendor Diversity-But Goals May Still Be Undefined," Corporate Counsel
"Climbing Profits and Expanding Nonequity Tier Stand Out as More Firms Post Results," The American Lawyer
"Diversity 'bottleneck' and minority attrition keep firm leadership ranks white and male, new ABA survey says," ABA Journal
"More Women of Color Take On Big Law Leadership Roles," The American Lawyer
"Intel Teams Up With North Carolina Central University to Create Path for Diverse In-House Attorneys," Corporate Counsel
"Gibson Dunn, Arnold & Porter Join Corporate Heavyweights in Black Equity Certification Program," The American Lawyer
"Diversity on boards improves the outcome of M&A transactions, University of Sherbrooke study shows," Canadian Lawyer
"Big Law Doesn't Have a Pipeline Problem. It Has an Elitism Problem.," Law.com
"One Year Since Novartis Required Diverse Legal Teams, Did it Work?," Law.com International
"Companies Want Lawyer Diversity, But Firms Lack Set Standard," Bloomberg Law
"Diversity Data Is More Than Just Numbers on a Spreadsheet," Legaltech News
"The Most Diverse Law Schools," TaxProf Blog
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