Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Oct 28, 2020)

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

• "Norton Rose EMEA Plots Post-Brexit Future, Rolls Out Ethnicity Targets," Law.com International

• "Client Demand Propels Herbert Smith Freehills' Hong Kong Diversity Initiative," Law.com International

• "Are Women Leaving Big Law Because of COVID?," The American Lawyer

• "New Program Calls On Managing Partners, General Counsel to Make 'Personal Commitments' to Diversity," The American Lawyer

• "Reflections on a 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge," The Legal Intelligencer

• "It's not just the Supreme Court. The entire legal system has a crippling diversity problem.," USA Today

• "Study Shows Disconnect Between Corporate Speak and Action on Diversity," Corporate Counsel

• "'Sad Picture'?: Diversity of New York's Judiciary Has Stood in Place for Decades, Report Says," New York Law Journal

• "Hogan Lovells Sets Ethnicity and LGBTQ+ Targets for US, UK Partnerships," Law.com International

• "Goodwin Trans Lawyer Makes Equity Partner, One of Few in Big Law," Bloomberg Law

• "Firms Turn to Data in Evaluating Inclusion Efforts, Setting Diversity Goals," The American Lawyer

• "Jessie Liu Event on Gender Diversity Canceled Due to Trump Order, DOJ Group Says," The National Law Journal

• "New Data on Racial Disparities in Lawyer Hiring Is 'Wake-Up Call' for the Profession," Law.com

• "Black law grads trail in employment overall and in bar-passage-required jobs, new NALP report finds," ABA Journal

• "Black and Native American law school grads faced employment gap in booming pre-COVID market," Reuters

• "Black and Native American Law Grads Left Behind on Employment," Bloomberg Law

• "'Discouraging' Diversity Gap In Employment For Law Grads," Law360

• "Law School Grads See Best Job Outcomes In 12 Years — But Not Black Grads," Above the Law

• "Are Firms' Diversity and Inclusion Efforts in Need of Data Assist?," Legaltech News

• "Axiom Doubles Down on Diversity Efforts as It Seeks to Woo In-House Legal Departments," Corporate Counsel

• "White & Case Promotes 40, Reaffirms Gender Commitment to Partner Ranks," Law.com International

• "For minority law students, learning the law can be intellectually violent," ABA Journal

• "Gender Pay Disparities In The Legal Academy," The TaxProf Blog

• "Law Schools Unite With ABA to Take On Racist Policing," Law.com

• "5 Legal Tech Tools Keeping Diversity and Inclusion Measures in Motion," Legaltech News

• "'We Should Look Like the Communities Where We Work': Firms Sign on to Program to Improve Diversity in Staff," The American Lawyer

• "McDonalds Hires Its First-Ever Legal Director for Diversity, Equality and Inclusion," Corporate Counsel

• "Pointing to 'Pivotal Moment,' Wiley Rein Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer," The American Lawyer

• "Sidley Austin to Boost Summer Associate Diversity in DOL Pact," Bloomberg Law

• "Sidley Austin will provide scholarships, internships to law students to settle Labor Department diversity probe," ABA Journal

• "Diversity Is Not Socially Distanced," Corporate Counsel

• "The psychological obstacles to achieving diversity in the legal profession," ABA Journal

• "'We Decided to Create Change': 3 Ex-Big Law Vets Launch New Black-Owned Firm," The American Lawyer

• "Truth and Reconciliation in the Legal Profession," NALP Bulletin

• "Can Shareholder Derivative Lawsuits Help Move the Needle on Corporate Board Diversity?," The Recorder

• "Microsoft Recognizes Perkins Coie, Latham & Watkins for Diversity Efforts," Corporate Counsel

• "12 Global Financial Services General Counsel Call for Greater Diversity & Inclusion in Legal Profession," Corporate Counsel

• "'For White People': Watch the Video as Black Lawyers Open Up About Microaggressions," Law.com

• "Nine Steps to Building a Truly Effective Women's Affinity Group," The American Lawyer

• "Necessary Numbers: Lack of Diversity Data in Complex Practice Areas Leads to Exclusion," Corporate Counsel

• "General Counsel Share Their Side of the Diversity Hiring Story," Corporate Counsel

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