Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Sep 14, 2022)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
“Resume Gaps Lose Sting for Some Women Eyeing Return to Big Law,” Bloomberg Law
“Top Legal Industry News Highlights for August 2022: Law Firm Expansion, Legal Awards and Recognition, and the Latest in Women in Law,” National Law Review
“Corporate Counsel Announces Its 2022 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards,” Corporate Counsel
"'No Consequences': Sexual Harassment Persists in Law Firm Culture," The American Lawyer
"Affirmative Action Was Banned at Two Top Universities. They Say They Need It.," The New York Times
"Convocation must decide whether to release internal EDI documents requested by bencher: LSO," Canadian Lawyer's Law Times
"The Case for Gender-Diverse Research Teams," Inside Higher Ed
"Proposal to axe LSAT requirement spurs debate over test's effects on diversity," Reuters
"Lower Black and Latino Pass Rates Don't Make a Test Racist," New York Times
"'Pink Ghettos': New Study Find Female Law Deans, Faculty Often Relegated to 'Lower Status Positions'," Law.com
"Women In U.S. Law Schools, 1948-2021," TaxProf Blog
"Law school achievement gap by gender for faculty and deans examined in new paper," ABA Journal
"New Mexico won't deny law licenses over immigration status," Valdosta Daily Times
"New Mexico allows immigrants here illegally to obtain law licenses," ABA Journal
"Michelle O'Bonsawin nominated to Supreme Court, making her first Indigenous justice," Canadian Lawyer
"First Indigenous Judge Nominated to Canada's Top Court," Law.com International
"Does Gibson Dunn's Diversity Chief Partner Splash Nudge Big Law?," Bloomberg Law
"New Study Provides Unique Snapshot of Legal Department Diversity," Corporate Counsel
"Teaching To Neurodiverse Law Students," TaxProf Blog
"Newest Mansfield Rule Broadens Leadership Hiring Considerations, Pushes for Transparent Advancement and Compensation Policies," The American Lawyer
"Fourth Circuit Becomes First Appeals Court to Find Gender Dysphoria Protected by ADA," The National Law Journal
"Disability law protects people with gender dysphoria, 4th Circuit rules," ABA Journal
"Chief judge highlights proposal to weed out 'unconscious racism' on juries," Times Union
"Preparing for Racial Equity Audits," Corporate Counsel
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