Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Oct 16, 2024)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"ABA strikes 'minority' and 'of color' from clerkship criteria amid lawsuit threat," Reuters
"ABA Softens DEI Clerk Language After Conservative Challenge," Bloomberg Law
"ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees 'quotas,'" ABA Journal
"Merck DEI Program Targeted by Edward Blum Group for EEOC Review," Bloomberg Law
"AI Hiring Tools Risk Discrimination, Watchdog Tells Congress," Bloomberg Law
"Law School sees drop in diversity post-affirmative action," Yale Daily News
"From Baby Boomer Lawyers to Gen Z Lawyers — How Do We Communicate?" Texas Lawyer
"The 'Biden Effect' on Senior Attorneys: Should I Stay or Should I Go?" The American Lawyer
"More Than 360 Law Firms Gain Mansfield Certification, As Firms Remain 'Quietly Committed' Amid DEI Challenges," The American Lawyer
"Tips for Neurodivergent Law Students," JD Supra
"As Middle East Conflict Continues, Bar Groups Urge Law Firms to Uphold Inclusive and Fair Hiring Practices During Recruitment Season," Law.com International
"Coalition of AGs Support Updates to ABA's Legal Education Diversity Standard," Law.com
"Cutting 'race and ethnicity' from ABA's law school diversity rules goes too far, critics say," Reuters
"Changes to ABA accreditation standard addressing race and diversity meet pushback," ABA Journal
"How Law Firms Are Keeping DEI Opponents at Bay," Bloomberg Law
"The Mental Gymnastics 'Are All Consuming': Advancing in Big Law with a Stutter," The American Lawyer
"Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts," Inside Higher Ed
"Women Law Professors, Students Across The Country Continue To Receive Creepy Texts From Unidentified 2L," Above the Law
"Ed Blum Puts Colleges 'On Notice' Over Diversity," Inside Higher Ed
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