By Phillip Bantz | September 25, 2020
"GCs are not always as powerful as you think they are," says in-house recruiter Sonya Olds Som.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Alvin Schulman | September 24, 2020
Recent coverage of the death of Justice Ginsburg claims that "a federal district judge, Edmund L. Palmieri, … agreed to hire her only after [a Columbia Law School professor] threatened never to send the judge another law clerk if he did not." I was Judge Palmieri's clerk when he interviewed Ruth Ginsburg, and can attest that the "threat", if made, was not the cause of the judge's job offer.
By Dan Clark | September 24, 2020
"One of the best parts about being the lawyer is that you're the hub to all of those departments," said Megha Parekh, chief legal officer of the Jacksonville Jaguars. "Everyone from operations to football logistics to training and medical that are all a part of the team."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Mazzeo and Rasheda Stewart | September 24, 2020
So the time has come for firms to get with it and really get talking about the social injustices and racial inequalities that continue to plague our firms.
By Ross Todd | September 24, 2020
What does it take to put together litigation teams that reflect the increasingly diverse pool of jurors deciding cases across the United States? That's a question that Kirkland & Ellis litigation partner Atif Khawaja and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Robin Nunn have given a lot of thought
By Ross Todd | September 24, 2020
What does it take to put together litigation teams that reflect the increasingly diverse pool of jurors deciding cases across the United States? That's a question that Kirkland & Ellis litigation partner Atif Khawaja and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius partner Robin Nunn have given a lot of thought
By Patrick Smith | September 23, 2020
Merle Vaughn, managing director and national law firm diversity practice leader at legal recruiting giant Major, Lindsey & Africa in Los Angeles, said she is actively working with and pitching firms in California on the idea of combining Am Law 200 firms with the boutique practices that have the diversity that firms crave.
By Dan Clark | September 23, 2020
"There are many who want to learn about the history of structural racism and what that means," L. Song Richardson, dean and chancellor's professor of law at the University of California Irvine, said. "People are willing to learn and listen, which I think is a big difference from the past."
By Dan Clark | September 22, 2020
"If they're working on matters that have executive visibility and people are paying attention to a high-profile matter, that is going to set them up," Iris Chen, deputy general counsel at Airbnb, explained.
By Victoria Hudgins | September 22, 2020
During a Legal Marketing Association virtual panel, law firms highlighted the tech tools they are leveraging to spur inclusion, and discussed one big commonly overlooked form of digital inclusivity.
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