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News and expert analysis on diversity
By Dan Roe | March 7, 2023
In a new 12-week program, junior partners and lawyers from clients' legal departments will learn leadership communication skills from communications agency Ginger.
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By Gail J. Cohen | March 5, 2023
The system is modeled after the blind auditions used with great success by symphony orchestras to improve diversity and eliminate bias.
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By Laura Beveridge | February 20, 2023
While Linklaters was another strong performer this year, former high achievers Slaughter and May and Pinsent Masons have dropped out of the rankings altogether.
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By Krishnan Nair | February 10, 2023
Added to the widespread apathy is a growing resistance to change, and Black lawyers are noticing, writes The London Lawyer.
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By Jessica Seah | February 9, 2023
Respondents to a survey by Mayer Brown and a non-profit group spoke of a "boy's club culture" in the Hong Kong legal scene that helped marginalise women and exclude them from opportunities.
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By Charlotte Johnstone | February 7, 2023
Boyce's term as Law Society of England and Wales President ended in October 2022.
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By Ryan Zajic | February 2, 2023
Millennials and Gen Z want more than just a paycheck—they want a sense of purpose.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | January 23, 2023
The criteria for joining the group was that firms must be 100% black-owned, female-driven and majority female managed, says the CEO.
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By Alex D'Elia | January 20, 2023
A recent study by the International Bar Association found that Spanish women lawyers account for 54% of legal professionals in the country but only 31% are in top positions. And at law firms, only 28% of women lawyers are partners.
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By Alex D'Elia | January 13, 2023
Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama, a partner at the Spanish law firm Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, says she will focus on a number of areas, including human rights, gender equality and ESG.
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By Isha Marathe | February 2, 2024
In one of the most informative events of Legalweek 2024, the Blacks United in Legal Tech (BUiLT) organization talked about how the community can carve a path forward in what still remains a largely white, male tech landscape.
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By Maria Dinzeo | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 1, 2024
"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.
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By Avalon Zoppo | January 31, 2024
Eleventh Circuit's consideration follows the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of race-conscious college admissions policies.
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By Riley Brennan | January 26, 2024
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 26, 2024
The State Bar of Georgia tracks grievances filed and sanctions brought against its lawyer-members but does not track the ethnicity of those cited.
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By Dan Packel | January 25, 2024
A new book by sociologist and former Wilmer associate Kevin Woodson sheds light on two recent cases in the news by highlighting the "racial discomfort" that Black employees experience in predominantly white workplaces.
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By Charles Toutant | January 25, 2024
"I'd like to believe that somehow this lawsuit spurred them on to really take a hard look at the kind of diversity that they have," the plaintiffs' counsel said.
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 25, 2024
"This is an issue that we are closely monitoring, and we will consider any changes that are in the interest of the Bar and its members," said State Bar of Georgia General Counsel Paula Frederick.
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By Allison Dunn | January 24, 2024
"The commission appears to have taken sides in the political debate roiling institutions across the country. Nothing good will come of this," Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano said.
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By Kristina D. Lawson and Jennifer M. Martinez | January 24, 2024
"One activist who has made an entire career of attacking policies ... essentially admitted that he does not care about whether the legal profession has a place for everyone. Well, we do," Hanson Bridgett's Kristina D. Lawson and Jennifer M. Martinez write.
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