By Ross Todd | October 5, 2020
"We need to recognize that there is an overall systemic problem that we need to continue to address every day," said Walkup Melodia Kelly & Schoenberger shareholder Doris Cheng during Friday's event "Dismissed With Prejudice: A Discussion on Race and the Trial of Civil Cases" which was presented by the American Board of Trial Advocates.
By Zack Needles | October 5, 2020
From continually crowding around the same shallow well for new hires to perpetuating ineffective and exclusionary professional development methods, the recently heightened scrutiny of Big Law's diversity efforts has laid bare the fact that too many law firms insist on doing things the way they've always done them—even after it's become abundantly clear those ways don't work.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kristie Rearick | October 2, 2020
In this article, Kari Mitchell, the attorney recruiting manager of Philadelphia-based Morgan Lewis & Bockius, talks with diverse lawyers from the firm and shares their thoughts on the strength of the clients, community, and culture, and highlights why diverse lawyers should reconsider Philadelphia for their practice.
By Ross Todd | October 2, 2020
"I'm excited to see the opportunities that are created for women because of this settlement," says Julie Goldsmith Reiser of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll.
Global Leaders in Law | Expert Insights
By Abigail Harris | October 1, 2020
Okoro is an ardent defender and champion for women empowerment, gender equality, and justice for all. She spoke with Global Leaders in Law about the practical strategies in-house counsel can implement to drive diversity and inclusion in the legal industry.
By Dan Packel | October 1, 2020
Bradford Edwards & Varlack counts the first Black partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell as a founding member, and also includes the former CFO at Orrick and Baker & Hostetler as part of the team.
By Ross Todd | October 1, 2020
Said Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller: "It seems to me like it fits like a glove."
By Ross Todd | October 1, 2020
Said Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller: "It seems to me like it fits like a glove."
By Alaina Lancaster | September 30, 2020
One of the bills was at the center of a late-legislative-session struggle pitting public defenders and criminal defense attorneys who backed the legislation against prosecutors who opposed it.
By Dylan Jackson | September 30, 2020
Minority associates who left their firms were more likely than their white colleagues to be considered a "desirable" departure, the study also found.
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