Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Feb 17, 2021)

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

• "Directors, GCs Need to Examine Board Diversity, ESG Issues in 2021, Says Akin Gump Report," Corporate Counsel

• "Meeting Diversity Goals Starts with Measuring Them," Legaltech News

• "The Coca-Cola Effect: New Diversity Guidelines Intrigue In-House Leaders," Corporate Counsel

• "Female partners earned nearly 25 per cent less than their male colleagues at a major Toronto law firm, document shows," The Globe and Mail

• "At Bay Street's Top Law Firms, Pay and Power Gaps are Well-Kept Secrets - But Women are Struggling Toward Equity," The Globe and Mail

• "Judge Sheds Light on Why Some Black Associates Are Leaving Big Law," Daily Business Review

• "Will the Law Firm Diversity Push Falter as Protests Fade?," Bloomberg Law

• "Apprehensions Cloud Legal's Inclusion Metric Collection and Accuracy," Legaltech News

• "How I Made Partner: 'My Immigrant Experience. Grit. And Perseverance', Says Quinn Emanuel's Suong Nguyen," Law.com

• "He Almost Quit the Law. Instead, He Reset Canada's Indigenous Dialogue.," The New York Times

• "Law Schools Walk the Walk on Antiracism," Law.com

• "USC Is First Top 25 Law School To Offer Required Course On Race, Racism, And The Law," TaxProf Blog

• "Continued Emphasis on D&I on the Horizon, but Not Without Its Challenges," The National Law Journal

• "Justice Department Drops Yale University Admissions Lawsuit," The Wall Street Journal

• "Justice Department drops lawsuit accusing Yale University of discriminating against Asian and White applicants," The Washington Post

• "Some Black Partners Aren't Waiting for the GC to Call," The American Lawyer

• "Quebec Superior Court ruling is historic win for trans rights," Canadian Lawyer

• "Want to Hire Minority Lawyers? Look Beyond the T-14 Law Schools," Law.com

• "Will Coke's New Guidelines Move the Needle for Law Firms?," Daily Report

• "Coke sets diversity targets, financial penalties for outside lawyers," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• "So Slow It's 'Painful': NALP Finds Incremental Law Firm Diversity Improvements," The American Lawyer

• "Equity partners still lag as law firms eke out diversity gains," Thomson Reuters

• "Female and minority lawyer representation in firms reaches historic highs, but gains are small, new report says," ABA Journal

• "Women, Minorities Make Few Law Partnership Gains, Report Says," Bloomberg

• "Slow, Incremental Progress Continues as People of Color and Women Remain Underrepresented at Law Firms," NALP

• "Hogan Lovells Appoints First Female Solo Chair," Law.com International

• "Coca-Cola General Counsel Says Diversity Efforts Aren't Working, Unveils New Guidelines," Corporate Counsel

• "Proposal for mandatory implicit bias training is rejected by Texas bar committee," ABA Journal

• "McGeorge Law and Sacramento Legal Employers Join Forces to Improve Lawyer Diversity," The Recorder

• "Reed Smith Launches Diversity Billable Hour Credit for All Timekeepers," The American Lawyer

• "Should Diversity Work Count as Pro Bono?," Law.com International

• "Midsize Firms Are Recruiting More Diverse Associates, but Retention Remains a Hurdle," Daily Report

• "Events of 2020 has sparked a global reckoning of inequality and anti-Black racism: OBA President," Canadian Lawyer

• "One Day After Biden Reverses Trump Order, DOJ Lifts Block on Diversity Events," The National Law Journal

• "Black law students push for increased diversity at UBC law school," Vancouver Sun

• "What 2021 Partner Classes Say About the State of the Legal Industry," The American Lawyer

• "Amid Firmwide Growth, Burr & Forman Hires Creates New Roles for Retention, Development," Daily Report

• "'Use a Heavy Hammer': Diversity Talks Must Be More Than Metrics, Outgoing NAMWOLF Leader Says," Corporate Counsel

• "'Professional Tightrope': Lawyer Opens Up About Pressure to Conform," Law.com

• "Big Law Is Adding to Its Diversity-Focused Leadership Ranks," The America Lawyer

• "Hogan Lovells to Offer Billable Hour Credit for Diversity Efforts," The American Lawyer

• "Structural racism is killing us-now what? Here are some policy recommendations," ABA Journal

• "'My Career Is Basically Over': Working Parents Offer Pleas for Empathy From Law Firms," The American Lawyer

• "'The Problem Is It Isn't Improving Fast Enough': High-Profile Women M&A Attorneys Weigh In on Fixing Inequity in Big M&A," The American Lawyer

• "When It Comes to Leading Big M&A Deals, Women Are an Illusion," The American Lawyer

• "'We Can't Blame the Pipeline': IP Boutique Leader Commits to Increasing Diversity," Daily Report

• "NAACP Legal Defense Fund Will Spend $40 Million to Put Racial Justice-Minded Attorneys Through Law School," Law.com

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