By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | May 24, 2019
David Sanford, who has brought gender bias cases against major firms on behalf of women partners, talks about leveling the playing field in Big Law and the changes necessary to make it happen.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Kirsten Scheurer Branigan and Carole Lynn Nowicki | May 23, 2019
The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act went into effect in New Jersey on July 1, 2018. Employers should take a proactive approach to determine if they are in compliance with the act before they are faced with costly litigation.
By Caroline Spiezio | May 21, 2019
A new report from the MCCA shows legal departments still have room for improvement when it comes to workplace respect and making employees feel their voices are heard.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | May 21, 2019
Law, like other elite professions, is built on the myth of meritocracy in which only the best and brightest get admitted into its pearly gates. But under the surface of that myth is the unspoken belief that diversity is somehow antithetical to quality.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 21, 2019
Before joining the Law Department, Iveliz Crespo, the city of Philadelphia Law Department's newest director of professional development, worked as a civil attorney for several nonprofit organizations representing minority communities.
By Caroline Spiezio | May 21, 2019
Michelle Fang, the chief legal officer whose letter pushing for diversity in the legal industry has garnered more than 200 GC signatures, has partnered with Diversity Lab to release a series of tangible steps company lawyers can take to improve outside counsel diversity.
By Caroline Spiezio | May 21, 2019
Michelle Fang, the chief legal officer whose letter pushing for diversity in the legal industry has garnered more than 200 GC signatures, has released a series of tangible steps company lawyers can take to improve outside counsel diversity.
By Katheryn Tucker | May 21, 2019
Atlanta City Council chambers now bears the name of retired Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Eric Lesh and Kristen Browde | May 20, 2019
One of the three cases that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court is a New York case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of the estate of the late Donald Zarda, a skydiving instructor who was fired because he was gay.
By Susan DeSantis | May 20, 2019
"Given the resources that the legal profession wields and the prominent and near universal calls for greater diversity in the profession, the lack of progress for Black/African American and Latinx attorneys presents a critical challenge demanding immediate attention," a city bar association task force said.
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