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News and expert analysis on diversity
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | September 16, 2022
Clifford Chance's global head of diversity & inclusion, Tiernan Brady and recently-appointed UK head, Nina Goswami, talk through previous failures in the D&I world and where to go next.
8 minute read
By Varsha Patel | September 15, 2022
'The person with the disability often thinks if they don't prove themselves, then the employer will not invest in other people with disabilities', says Reed Smith associate Vaibhav Adlakha.
5 minute read
By Alex D'Elia | September 14, 2022
Diversity is a matter of justice, and the issue of diversity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal—both gender and disability diversity—is an issue of legitimacy, lawyers at the event said.
6 minute read
By Christopher Niesche | September 12, 2022
Progress has been made but minorities are still underrepresented, data shows.
6 minute read
By Varsha Patel | September 8, 2022
'Having a visible role model would definitely have helped me with feelings of acceptance and it may have helped to combat my feelings of isolation and otherness in the early days of my disability,' says Reena Parmar.
9 minute read
By Varsha Patel | September 7, 2022
In-depth research shows the firms with the highest proportion of state-school educated lawyers and partners, with campaigners saying the industry is still taking far too narrow a view of 'talent'.
6 minute read
By Patrick Smith | September 1, 2022
In the era of remote work, other forms of harassment, such as bullying and inappropriate comments, may have actually flourished.
6 minute read
By Gail J. Cohen | August 19, 2022
Justice Michelle O'Bonsawin is fluent in French and English and is a member of the Odanak First Nation.
4 minute read
By Varsha Patel | August 17, 2022
There is much work to be done in the industry to combat racism, but the hope remains that younger South Asian lawyers can feel "comfortable and confident being their authentic selves in the workplace".
6 minute read
By Varsha Patel | August 15, 2022
"Disability is at the bottom of the profession's agenda compared to other protected characteristics", said Travers Smith associate Kaleem Khan.
5 minute read
By Allison Dunn | January 18, 2024
Attorneys representing a woman in an employment discrimination action against Norfolk State University asserted that sanctions are not warranted due to "a miscommunication between Plaintiff and her counsel."
5 minute read
By Avalon Zoppo | January 17, 2024
Justice Anita Earls responds by dropping her First Amendment lawsuit against the commission.
2 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | January 17, 2024
Gita Sankano said she was fired after complaining about a partner's "outrageously demeaning, dehumanizing, and demoralizing email."
5 minute read
By Yusuf Z. Zakir | January 12, 2024
"As we approach the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we are experiencing an onslaught," Yusuf Z. Zakir of Davis Wright Tremaine writes. "Here, I will seek to correct the record about equity, inclusion, and diversity."
8 minute read
By Brad S. Karp, Co-Chair, Task Force on Advancing Diversity | January 12, 2024
Brad S. Karp, co-chair of the Task Force on Advancing Diversity, writes: In just one month, our collective commitment to advancing diversity coalesced into a 97-page report that provides a detailed assessment of the benefits of diversity and the impact of 'SFFA' on educational institutions, private employers and courts.
3 minute read
By Jane Wester | January 11, 2024
As a junior associate, plaintiff Kaloma Cardwell suggested that third-year associates receive training on the importance of greeting colleagues, saying he wanted to avoid scenarios in which young associates of color are ignored.
4 minute read
By Trudy Knockless | January 10, 2024
While a new study from Littler Mendelson found companies are determined to press on with their DEI initiatives, it found they're tending to avoid "legally thorny" practices, such as providing incentives to executives to advance diversity.
4 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | January 9, 2024
"One of the fundamental things that we receive are clients who have solely relied on a law firm or solely relied on a consultant," said group leader Simeon Brier, who's based in South Florida. "It's hard to operate with the left arm not knowing what the right arm is doing."
4 minute read
By Amie K. Santos | January 5, 2024
While many firms, small and large alike, take a programmatic and educational approach to their equity efforts, the firms making substantial progress are taking a structural approach, writes diversity consultant Amie K. Santos.
6 minute read
By Sharon Masling and Ami Wynne | January 5, 2024
Litigation threats challenging employment-related DEI practices, foundations and other charitable institutions, vendor and supplier diversity programs, corporate board governance programs, and investment strategies emerged using the Court's reasoning in the Harvard/UNC decision. This article discusses the latest litigation trends for those areas.
7 minute read
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