Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Jul 7, 2021)
Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.
"New Big Law Program Seeks to Support Retention and Promotion of Black Associates," The American Lawyer
"State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action," Law360
"Milbank Appoints First Diversity Officer to C-Suite," The American Lawyer
"Nothing not to like: diversity and law firm profitability," Legal Evolution Blog
"How Intel's In-House Diversity Advocate Drives Change, Gets Buy-In From Stakeholders," Corporate Counsel
"'It's a Real Business Issue': How Clients Are Making Firms Embrace Diversity Goals," Corporate Counsel
"UK Firms to Participate in Diversity Lab's Latest Mansfield Certification Round," Law.com International
"Winds of Change: The Slow But Sure Emergence of Female Law Firm Leaders In the Middle East," Law.com International
"Which Firms Have the Most LGBTQ+ Lawyers in the UK?," Law.com International
"More Firms Are Measuring Gender Diversity, and Some Have a Great Story to Tell," The National Law Journal
"Founders of new UBC bursary for Black law students hope it sets challenge for others to do the same," Canadian Lawyer
"Many General Counsel Still Aren't Tracking Diversity, Survey Says," Corporate Counsel
"Need a More Diverse Talent Pipeline? Try Recruiting Before Law School," The American Lawyer
"Hispanic National Bar Association Forms First-Ever Latino GC Advisory Council," Corporate Counsel
"Diversity Fatigue Is Setting In, and Law Firms Must Fight It," The American Lawyer
"Canadian Bar Pushes Law Firms to Increase Recruitment and Retention of Indigenous Lawyers," Law.com International
"Global General Counsel Share Impactful Diversity and Inclusion Strategies," Corporate Counsel
"Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal nominated to Supreme Court of Canada," Canadian Lawyer
"Legal community lauds nomination of Mahmud Jamal to Supreme Court of Canada," Canadian Lawyer
"Corporate Legal Departments Seek Increasingly Rigorous D&I Goals, Expectations for Outside Counsel," Corporate Counsel
"New ABA Data Shows Stark Contrast in Bar Pass Rates Among Racial Groups," Law.com
"New ABA data parses out bar exam pass rates by race and ethnicity," ABA Journal
"Racial Disparities Persist In Bar Exam Pass Rates: White: 88%, Asian: 80%, Hispanic: 76%, Black: 66%," TaxProf Blog
"Racial Disparities on the Bar Exam Have Persisted for Decades. Does the Legal Profession Care?," Law.com
"In the New Normal, There Are No Excuses for Not Building a Diverse Talent Pipeline," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Risk Losing Ground If They Don't Keep Pushing For Equity," Law.com
"Will Salary Wars Impact the Legal Industry's Diversity Efforts?," The American Lawyer
"Diversity and Inclusion Speaks For Itself: Candid Feedback from Global General Counsel," Corporate Counsel
"Rainbow Cupcakes at the Office for Pride: That's So Sweet — and Sort of Strange?," Slaw
"Attorneys of Color Reveal Alarmingly Higher Instances of Mental Health Struggles," The American Lawyer
"Morrison & Foerster's Latin America Co-Chair Advocates for LGBTI Lawyers Around the World," Law.com International
"How to mitigate systemic discrimination in law firms," Canadian Lawyer
"In New Bar Exam Data, Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist," The Recorder
"Australian Law Schools Start Teaching Students How to Respond to Sexual Harassment," Law.com International
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