Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Oct 16, 2024)

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

• "ABA strikes 'minority' and 'of color' from clerkship criteria amid lawsuit threat," Reuters

• "ABA Softens DEI Clerk Language After Conservative Challenge," Bloomberg Law

• "ABA changes description of Judicial Clerkship Program after conservative group sees 'quotas,'" ABA Journal

• "Merck DEI Program Targeted by Edward Blum Group for EEOC Review," Bloomberg Law

• "AI Hiring Tools Risk Discrimination, Watchdog Tells Congress," Bloomberg Law

• "Law School sees drop in diversity post-affirmative action," Yale Daily News

• "From Baby Boomer Lawyers to Gen Z Lawyers — How Do We Communicate?" Texas Lawyer

• "The 'Biden Effect' on Senior Attorneys: Should I Stay or Should I Go?" The American Lawyer

• "More Than 360 Law Firms Gain Mansfield Certification, As Firms Remain 'Quietly Committed' Amid DEI Challenges," The American Lawyer

• "Tips for Neurodivergent Law Students," JD Supra

• "As Middle East Conflict Continues, Bar Groups Urge Law Firms to Uphold Inclusive and Fair Hiring Practices During Recruitment Season," Law.com International

• "Coalition of AGs Support Updates to ABA's Legal Education Diversity Standard," Law.com

• "Cutting 'race and ethnicity' from ABA's law school diversity rules goes too far, critics say," Reuters

• "Changes to ABA accreditation standard addressing race and diversity meet pushback," ABA Journal

• "How Law Firms Are Keeping DEI Opponents at Bay," Bloomberg Law

• "The Mental Gymnastics 'Are All Consuming': Advancing in Big Law with a Stutter," The American Lawyer

• "Female Law Faculty, Students Across the Country Are Getting Unsettling Texts," Inside Higher Ed

• "Women Law Professors, Students Across The Country Continue To Receive Creepy Texts From Unidentified 2L," Above the Law

• "Ed Blum Puts Colleges 'On Notice' Over Diversity," Inside Higher Ed

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