Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Sep 14, 2022)

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

• “Resume Gaps Lose Sting for Some Women Eyeing Return to Big Law,” Bloomberg Law

• “Top Legal Industry News Highlights for August 2022: Law Firm Expansion, Legal Awards and Recognition, and the Latest in Women in Law,” National Law Review

• “Corporate Counsel Announces Its 2022 Women, Influence and Power in Law Awards,” Corporate Counsel

• "'No Consequences': Sexual Harassment Persists in Law Firm Culture," The American Lawyer

• "Affirmative Action Was Banned at Two Top Universities. They Say They Need It.," The New York Times

• "Convocation must decide whether to release internal EDI documents requested by bencher: LSO," Canadian Lawyer's Law Times

• "The Case for Gender-Diverse Research Teams," Inside Higher Ed

• "Proposal to axe LSAT requirement spurs debate over test's effects on diversity," Reuters

• "Lower Black and Latino Pass Rates Don't Make a Test Racist," New York Times

• "'Pink Ghettos': New Study Find Female Law Deans, Faculty Often Relegated to 'Lower Status Positions'," Law.com

• "Women In U.S. Law Schools, 1948-2021," TaxProf Blog

• "Law school achievement gap by gender for faculty and deans examined in new paper," ABA Journal

• "New Mexico won't deny law licenses over immigration status," Valdosta Daily Times

• "New Mexico allows immigrants here illegally to obtain law licenses," ABA Journal

• "Michelle O'Bonsawin nominated to Supreme Court, making her first Indigenous justice," Canadian Lawyer

• "First Indigenous Judge Nominated to Canada's Top Court," Law.com International

• "Does Gibson Dunn's Diversity Chief Partner Splash Nudge Big Law?," Bloomberg Law

• "New Study Provides Unique Snapshot of Legal Department Diversity," Corporate Counsel

• "Teaching To Neurodiverse Law Students," TaxProf Blog

• "Newest Mansfield Rule Broadens Leadership Hiring Considerations, Pushes for Transparent Advancement and Compensation Policies," The American Lawyer

• "Fourth Circuit Becomes First Appeals Court to Find Gender Dysphoria Protected by ADA," The National Law Journal

• "Disability law protects people with gender dysphoria, 4th Circuit rules," ABA Journal

• "Chief judge highlights proposal to weed out 'unconscious racism' on juries," Times Union

• "Preparing for Racial Equity Audits," Corporate Counsel

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