Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | June 29, 2020
Under Rule 5.1, a law firm partner or managerial lawyer has an ethical duty to supervise junior lawyers. Beyond this ethical obligation to help ensure that junior lawyers are meeting the standards of the profession, supervising lawyers also can help the next generation of practitioners by creating a supportive relationship through mentoring.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By A. Michael Pratt | June 18, 2020
Greenberg Traurig litigation partner A. Michael Pratt pens a letter to his son upon his college graduation. Typically a time to celebrate, current events weigh heavy on their minds.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Mike Kenny | June 16, 2020
"I'm an old white trial lawyer. I'm privileged and don't pretend to understand, at an emotional level, how African Americans feel about racial injustice, police brutality, Confederate flags and army bases named after Confederate generals. And yet I must try."
By Karen Sloan | June 16, 2020
Researchers hope that new data on the experience of minority women in law school will prompt frank discussions on law campuses and more support.
By Jonathan Ringel | June 15, 2020
The responses included two from African American lawyers who recalled white people assuming something about them from the color of their skin. In one case, the results were awkward and insulting; the other was more ominous, turning an already difficult situation into a bizarre nightmare.
The American Lawyer | Expert Opinion
By Orlando R. Richmond, Sr. | June 8, 2020
Butler Snow partner Orlando R. Richmond Sr. explains the three top reasons lawyers of color are minimized and ultimately leave law firms and what steps firms should take to turn the situation around.
By Lisa Helem | Vanessa Blum | June 5, 2020
A. Scott Bolden, D.C. managing partner of Reed Smith, and Ben Wilson, chairman of Beveridge & Diamond, discuss their own experiences with racism, how they practice authentic leadership and their hopes for greater understanding and inclusion in the legal profession and the nation beyond.
By Dan Clark | June 4, 2020
"It can be challenging to bring your whole self to work. It is not easy to pretend it is business as usual," June Baldwin, senior vice president and general counsel of the Public Media Group of Southern California, said. "This is an atrocity that shows America has never lived up to its promise."
By Dylan Jackson | June 3, 2020
Black attorneys and legal industry leaders recounted their own experiences with racism and their hopes for the future.
By ALM Staff | May 26, 2020
There's a new firm at the top of this year's Diversity Scorecard.
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