Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Dec 15, 2021)

Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.

• "Young Lawyers Summit: Navigating the headwinds of the legal profession," Canadian Lawyer

• "Georgetown students renew push for reparations to descendants of enslaved people," The Washington Post

• "Morrison & Foerster Joins Growing Roster of Big Law Firms with Diversity Billable Hour Credit," The Recorder

• "Hawaii Law Dean's 'Leadership Lab' Aims to Debunk the Myth That Diverse Future Leaders Are Hard to Find," Law.com

• "Partner Classes Are Bigger, But Getting Equity Is Still a Steep Climb at Law Firms," The American Lawyer

• "McGuireWoods, Akin Gump Promote Record Partner Classes, While Steptoe's Class Features Strong Diversity," The National Law Journal

• "Penn State Dickinson Law announces plans for Antiracist Development Institute," Penn State

• "The Great Juggling Act: How Working Parents Have Kept Law Firms—and Kids—Thriving Through It All," The American Lawyer

• "New law school diversity program has a twist: Guaranteed admission," Reuters

• "ABA Council Revises Diversity Proposal for the Second Time This Year, Once Again Seeking Public Comment," Law.com

• "In Response To Criticism, ABA Releases Revised Proposed Diversity Accreditation Standard For Notice And Comment," TaxProf Blog

• "Law Firms, In-House Counsel Ramp Up Mentorship for Diverse Law Students," Daily Business Review

• "Seeing Long Careers and Burnout Ahead, Many Young Lawyers Want Less Work," The American Lawyer

• "'They Used Me For a Pitch, Then Excluded Me': How Major Law Firms are Using Their Black Lawyers to Mislead On Diversity," UK Legal Week

• "Diverse Group of Law Deans, Faculty Teams Up With ETS to Improve Legal Education 'Life Cycle'," Law.com

• "How This Diversity-Minded Talent Startup Took a Hit, Then Thrived Amid Covid," The American Lawyer

• "Attorney Billing Rates Show Racial Disparities," Law360

• "Incorporating DEI Into an Evolving Litigation Practice," The Legal Intelligencer

• "'The System Is Broken': Black Partners in Big Law Say Recruiting, Retention Practices Must Change," The American Lawyer

• "New 'most-cited' legal scholars list includes big names, few women," Reuters

• "Bad Education," Inside Higher Ed

• "Lack of Understanding Hampers Military Veteran Recruitment in Big Law," The American Lawyer

• "As Diversity Awareness Grows, So Too May Discrimination Claims, Employment Lawyers Say," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Big Law Is Recruiting Aggressively to Hire Associates of Color," Business Insider

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