Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Jun 28, 2023)

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

• "Diversity matters: the four scary legal risks hiding in your DEI program," Reuters

• "Marquee Promotions of Women Belie Sluggish Progress," Law.com International

• "Women Attorneys Defining Purpose, Balance and Flexibility," The National Law Journal

• "Real Diversity = Providing the Opportunity to Lead," The Recorder

• "Law Deans Pledge Commitment to Diversity Ahead of US Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling," Law.com

• "Women in Law Scorecard," The National Law Journal

• "With 'Armageddon' Looming, a Last Look at the Legal Fault Lines in Race-Conscious Admissions," The Chronicle of Higher Education

• "Choudhury Confirmed as First Muslim Woman Federal Judge," Bloomberg Law

• "State Bar Association Forms Task Force to Confront Potential Overturn of Affirmative Action," Law.com

• "DOJ Complaint Filed Against California Bar for Denying Accommodations," Law.com

• "NY Senate Confirms First Male Transgender Judge Among 19 Approved to NY Bench," New York Law Journal

• "Meet The Country's First Transgender Male Judge," Law360

• "Law Firms Are Boosting DEI Departments, With Mixed Results," Law360

• "What the Barber Ranen Emails Say About How Toxic Work Cultures Get Instilled," The American Lawyer

• "'New Wave of Litigation' Expected on Proposed Title IX Changes, Now Delayed Until October," Law.com

• "'Not Just About Presence': Black LGBTQ Judges Share Importance of Diverse Judiciary," The National Law Journal

• "Push to 4-Day Attendance Poses Risks for Law Firm Diversity Efforts," The Legal Intelligencer

• "If affirmative action is struck down, these law schools may point to the future," Reuters

• "How Cultural Competency Can Open New Markets for Attorneys," Attorney at Work

• "Law Firms Must Rise to Challenge If Affirmative Action Ends, DEI Officers Say," The American Lawyer

• "Only five percent of lawyers are Black. This attorney wants to change that," The Washington Post

• "Pronoun Selection for Lawyers, Litigants Divides Michigan Courts," Bloomberg Law

• "An Open Letter to My Corporate General Counsel Clients on DEI," Corporate Counsel

• "Despite the Effort, Structural Blockers, Not Ennui, Stall Law Firm Diversity Efforts," The American Lawyer

• "The aftershocks from Barber and Ranen's racist, sexist email disaster," Reuters

• "Instilling DEI Into A Law Firm's Identity," Above the Law

• "The Black Guide To Law School Rankings Are Out...With A Twist," Above the Law

• "Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Are Often Overlooked in DEI," Bloomberg Law

• "Diversity Improving at Law Firms, but Forces Are Working Against Those Efforts," The American Lawyer

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

• "Law Firms Boost Parental Leave as Some Workers Remain Skeptical," Bloomberg Law

• "Law Firms Must Normalize Working Parenthood to Retain Talent," Bloomberg Law

• "Cultivating Successful Multigenerational Legal Teams," Practical Law

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