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By Rhys Dipshan | February 22, 2024
While DE&I rhetoric may not be as prominent as it was in 2020, efforts to address gender and racial disparities in the legal industry are not only ongoing, but also expanding and maturing.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 22, 2024
Houston litigation partner John Lewis Jr., the managing partner of the Houston office, leads Shook, Hardy & Bacon's new interdisciplinary DEI counseling, compliance and disputes practice.
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By Stephanie Wilkins | February 22, 2024
"'Business as usual' is not working for law firms today, and it certainly isn't able to support a more equitable work culture," said Catherine Krow of BigHand.
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By Christine Charnosky | February 21, 2024
"There are significant issues which must be addressed related to the security, integrity, scalability, and accommodations available for the JD-Next exam," wrote one commenter.
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By Avalon Zoppo | February 21, 2024
Nancy Maldonado would be the first Hispanic judge on the Chicago-based federal appeals court.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 20, 2024
Law firms and partners may struggle to deliver appropriate guidance to rising attorneys while keeping diversity, equity, and inclusion standards in mind. But getting it wrong has real costs.
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By Dan Roe | February 16, 2024
Ramla Farzad joined as senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion at the end of January.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 13, 2024
"New Jersey's Puerto Rican community adds to the unique diversity of our state," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Arianna has dedicated much of her career and spare time to serving the Puerto Rican community, having deep familial ties in the region. Puerto Rico has so much to offer, and I am thrilled to witness the collaboration that Arianna and the commission will build on between our two regions."
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 13, 2024
Sharon Jones, a Haynes and Boone partner in Dallas and the firm's chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, faces a breach of fiduciary duty cause of action in an adversary action filed in the Chapter 7 of diversity consulting company Jones Diversity.
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By Christine Charnosky | February 12, 2024
AccessLex is not shying away from including "racial" and "ethnic" in its description because of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. According to Aaron Taylor, executive director of the AccessLex Institute, "They neither endorsed them nor forbid them."
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