Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (May 12, 2021)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"There Are Now 27 Black Women Law School Deans," TaxProf Blog
"ABA Mulls Racism, Bias Training Accreditation Requirement for Law Schools," Law.com
"It's the Relationships, People: How In-House Counsel Can Find and Promote Diverse Partners," Corporate Counsel
"Not Reaching Diversity Goals? Leaning on Typical Recruiting Practices Could Be the Problem," The Legal Intelligencer
"Why do female lawyers leave law firms? 'Blatantly unfair' compensation often cited, new ABA report says," ABA Journal
"Why Women Leave Law Firms: Pay and Credit Differences Are Leading Factors," The American Lawyer
"Diversity Programs That Work: In-House Counsel Discuss How They Staff Their Matters," Corporate Counsel
"Walking The Tightrope: Reflections Of A Black Female Law Professor," TaxProf Blog
"Women and Minority Lawyers Worry 'The Pandemic Will Define Their Career'," The American Lawyer
"The Discounted Labor Of BIPOC Law Students And Faculty," TaxProf Blog
"Aspiring Minority Lawyers Face Challenges Along 'Pipeline' to Law School, Legal Career, Researcher Finds," New York Law Journal
"How This Am Law 200 Firm Committed to Diversity in Partner and Associate Hiring," The American Lawyer
"Getting a JD While in Prison? This Law School Wants to Establish a Program on the Inside," Law.com
"The Data Is Out: Mansfield Firms Have Grown Diverse Leadership 30 Times More Than Other Firms," The American Lawyer
"Archer Names New Chief Diversity Officer," The Legal Intelligencer
"Norton Rose's Chair Wants to Fix Diversity. Should This Be Her Job?," Bloomberg Law
"Paving The Way: The First American Women Law Professors," TaxProf Blog
"Big Law Firms, GCs Form Pro Bono Alliance to Support Victims of Anti-Asian Hate," The American Lawyer
"This firm takes top spot for its COVID-19 response, Yale Law Women says; which others took top honors?," ABA Journal
"'Women Hold Up Half the Sky': Why So Many Women Run the World's Largest Law Firms in Asia," Law.com International
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