Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (May 18, 2022)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"Most U.K. Lawyers Wouldn't Take Pay Cut for Full-Time Remote Work, Fear Impact on Retention and Women," Law.com International
"Almost half of new top lawyers at largest U.S companies last year were women," Reuters
"BASF Legal Chief on Driving Diversity at Law Firms: Carrots Are More Effective Than Sticks," Corporate Counsel
"Young Female Attorneys Lacking Fair Credit for Work Suffer Later," Bloomberg
"Bennett Jones offers scholarships for aspiring Indigenous, Black, first-generation lawyers," Canadian Lawyer
"U.S. warns of discrimination in using artificial intelligence to screen job candidates," NPR
"Results of Black In-House Lawyer Pay Survey Spurred Some to Quit, Seek New Jobs," Corporate Counsel
"An Access And Equity Ranking Of America's 63 Public Law Schools," TaxProf Blog
"How Small, Midsize Firms Can Expand Diversity and Inclusion Efforts," Daily Business Review
"'Inspiration Porn'?: Mixed Feelings About Disclosing Disabilities on Law School, Bar Applications," Law.com
"Big Law Hiring Spree Lifts Diversity in Mostly White Industry," Bloomberg
"Large law firms increase hiring of diverse attorneys, new data shows," ABA Journal
"How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans," Law360
"Is the justice system racially biased? Depends on who you ask," Reuters
"Squire Patton Boggs, Hogan Lovells Make Key Diversity and Inclusion Moves," Law.com
"Conservatives question ABA role in law school diversity push," Reuters
"New ABA Data Shows Disparities in Bar Passage Rates Among Racial Groups Persisted in 2021," Law.com
"The racial gap in bar exam pass rates got worse in 2021," Reuters
"In recently released data, ABA parses out bar passage rates by race, ethnicity and gender," ABA Journal
"Law Society of Alberta acknowledges systemic discrimination in the legal profession," Canadian Lawyer
"Native American Students Can Now Attend U. of California Tuition-Free," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"'She-Cession' Myth Busted: Women Didn't Quit Law During Pandemic, Bloomberg
"Which law firms are tops for flexibility? For culture? Yale Law Women releases 2022 findings," ABA Journal
"'Significant Jump' in Client Inquiries Leads to New Diversity Practice at Nixon Peabody," The American Lawyer
"Wilmer Places Diversity Front and Center in Appellate Practice Strategy," The National Law Journal
"Vinson & Elkins Hires New Global Diversity Head From Sidley Austin," Texas Lawyer
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