Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Jul 26, 2023)

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

• "Reading Between the Lines on Affirmative Action," Inside Higher Ed

• "The 2023 Diversity Scorecard: Ranking Law Firms on DEI," The American Lawyer

• "What SCOTUS's Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI," Harvard Business Review

• "Republican state officials threaten legal action over company diversity policies," Reuters

• "Republican AGs Tell Fortune 100 They're Ready to Pounce on Discriminatory DEI Programs," Corporate Counsel

• "In new admissions cycle, law schools are trying to avoid 'litigation bait' with race-neutral plans," ABA Journal

• "Big Law's Diversity Efforts May Be Illegal, GOP Senator Warns," Bloomberg Law

• "Senator Puts Law Firms On Notice Over DEI Work," Law360

• "ANALYSIS: Three Years of Bloomberg Law's DEI Framework," Bloomberg Law

• "Commission on Professionalism Launches New Statewide Initiative to Prevent Bullying in the Legal Profession," 2Civility

• "Ahead of the Curve: The U.S. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling Has Created a Perception Problem for Law Schools," Law.com

• "'The Supreme Court Made It Harder, Not Impossible': Law School Leaders Talk Recruiting Without Affirmative Action," Law.com

• "Atty Satisfaction Up, But Law Grads Of Color Face Hurdles," Law360

• "As Affirmative Action Ends, HBCUs Wait or Plan for the Fallout," Inside Higher Ed

• "SUNY Buffalo Law School faces discrimination complaint over 'students of color' program," TaxProf Blog

• "Lawyers Must Finish the Work After Affirmative Action's Demise," Bloomberg Law

• "There Are More Disabled Lawyers At Work Than You Think ," Law360

• "Words matter — Can your DEI policies be evidence of (reverse) discrimination claims?," Reuters

• "The High Court Didn't Kill DEI at Work. Employers Shouldn't Waver," Bloomberg Law

• "New York City Targets AI Use in Hiring: Anti-Bias Law Explained," Bloomberg Law

• "Georgia Law Schools Will See Significant Effects From Affirmative Action Ruling," Daily Report

• "Affirmative action ruling could place target on US corporate diversity programs," Reuters

• "A Call to Action: Stay Calm and Carry On (Legally) in the Wake of Anti-DEI Directives," The American Lawyer

• "Is It Time to Recruit From More Law Schools Following SCOTUS Affirmative Action Rulings?," Law.com

• "Affirmative Action's Demise Threatens Big Law Diversity Pipeline," Bloomberg Law

• "U.S. Supreme Court Decision Does Not Foreclose Legally Compliant DEI Initiatives in Corporate America," Corporate Counsel

• "Law Firms' In-Office Push Is Pushing Some Parents Out," Law360

• "Conservative legal group threatens to sue law schools over racial preferences," Reuters

• "Harvard 'legacy' policy challenged on heels of affirmative action ruling," Reuters

• "Big Law Attorneys of Color in Belgium Say They're 'Experiencing Racism on a Day-to-Day Basis'," Law.com International

• "DEI Efforts Will Continue If We Are Willing to Continue," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Silence From State Officials on Florida's New Anti-DEI Law Unnerves Critics, Employees," The Chronicle of Higher Education

• "Pregnancy Bias Law Now Enforceable Despite Lack of EEOC Guidance," Bloomberg Law

• "Now Is the Time to Step Up for the LGBTQ+ Community," The National Law Journal

• "Creating Space at the Table: Succeeding as a female in the still-male-dominated field of law," ABA Journal

• "The End of Affirmative Action Warrants More Collaboration Between Law Firms, Clients and Schools, DEI Leaders Say," The American Lawyer

• "Affirmative Action's Demise Threatens Big Law Diversity Pipeline," Bloomberg Law

• "What Law Firm Diversity Professionals Should Do In Immediate Wake of SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling," The American Lawyer

• "Universities Must Act After the Demise of Affirmative Action," Bloomberg Law

• "U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling a 'headwind' for lawyer diversity, experts say," Reuters

• "'Schools Still Have Ample Power': Legal Academia Disappointed — But Undeterred — by SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling," Law.com

• "Supreme Court Sharply Curbs Use of Race in College Admissions" Bloomberg Law

• "BREAKING: Top Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action In Higher Education" Law360

• "U.S. Supreme Court strikes down university race-conscious admissions policies" Reuters

• "Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions" The National Law Journal

• "Legal Education's Reaction To The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Decisions" TaxProf Blog

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