Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (May 21, 2025)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"EEOC Asked to Probe Claims of Bias in Law Firm Intern Program," Bloomberg Law
"Anti-DEI Group Asks EEOC to Investigate 'Discriminatory' Big Law Fellowship Program," The American Lawyer
"The business case for inclusion at law firms: data-driven, business-aligned strategies," Canadian Lawyer
"Big Law Doesn't Give a Damn About Its Young Lawyers," Vivia Chen
"Skadden, Milbank Say EEOC Request Is Resolved as Part of Deal With Trump," The National Law Journal
"ABA Bows to Trump, Delays Law School Diversity Rule Again," Bloomberg Law
"Law Firms Tiptoe Forward With Diversity Under Trump Scrutiny," Bloomberg Law
"DEI, Immigration Policy Shifts Putting Legal, HR Teams to the Test," Corporate Counsel
"Potential For DEI-Related Suits Vexes Employers, Report Says," Law360
"New McCarthy DEI chief says firm not rolling back inclusion initiatives," Canadian Lawyer
"War on DEI Spurring Companies to Pull Out a Thesaurus, Not a White Flag," Corporate Counsel
"Reed Smith Withholds Documents From EEOC While in Talks," Bloomberg Law
"Judge Presses Government on Reasoning Behind Susman Godfrey Executive Order," The National Law Journal
"Under Trump pressure, ABA poised to suspend law school DEI rule into 2026," Reuters
"Trump's 'Enemies List' of Law Firms: The Real Costs of the DEI and Ideological Crackdown," The American Lawyer
"After DOJ Points to 'Problematic' Mansfield Purpose, Creators Cite Legal Framework," The American Lawyer
"Law Students Sue EEOC Over Demands for Big Law DEI Hiring Data," The Legal Intelligencer
"Trump's Scrutiny Spurs Employers to Consider Social Class in DEI," Bloomberg Law
"Scrapping Nonbinary Marker Risks Muddling EEOC Workforce Reports," Bloomberg Law
"US pressure is no excuse for the Canadian legal profession to abandon DEI," Canadian Lawyer
"JD Degrees Awarded to People of Color Reaches All-Time High in 2024," The American Lawyer
"Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are Applying," Law360
"US probes Harvard and its law review for 'race-based discrimination,'" Reuters
"Harvard Probed by US Agencies for Law Review Discrimination," Bloomberg Law
"Perkins Coie Spurns Trump Diversity Probe Request Citing Lawsuit," Bloomberg Law
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