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By Amy Dimond, Osborne Clarke | October 27, 2021
'Colleagues queried my involvement given my skin colour. It was such a strange idea that a white person would be actively participating in a race based network', says Osborne Clarke's Amy Dimond.
5 minute read
By Trudy Knockless | October 26, 2021
"You always have to know your audience and take that into consideration before sharing very personal information," said Michael Moore, Amazon associate general counsel.
5 minute read
By Kris Satkunas | October 26, 2021
Corporations are stepping up the pressure on outside counsel to improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion.
6 minute read
By Varsha Patel | October 21, 2021
While many firms are improving on their diversity commitments, only four are reporting on one of the most critical metrics of all, says Raphael Mokades, in an interview for Black History Month.
4 minute read
By Varsha Patel | October 19, 2021
"If I want to see how many offices you have, I can look at your website." Top GCs share their insights on what a successful pitch looks like.
8 minute read
By Gail J. Cohen | October 18, 2021
Ritu Bhasin, who advises law firms across North America, says the legal community should be stepping up to highlight the importance of critical race theory.
4 minute read
By Jessie Yount | October 18, 2021
K&L Gates is the latest in a recent run of firms seeking to incentivize work to promote diversity and inclusion.
3 minute read
By Varsha Patel | October 18, 2021
Another recent departee talks openly about why they opted to move, with diversity of people and work high on his agenda.
5 minute read
By Varsha Patel | October 15, 2021
For U.K. Black History Month, Julian Taylor and Fiona Bolton describe taking part in a mentoring scheme that focuses on diversity.
6 minute read
By Dylan Jackson | October 13, 2021
Women and racial minorities have often found it more difficult to obtain credit for bringing in clients - now firms are rethinking their systems.
4 minute read
By Christine Charnosky | October 23, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's June 29 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education seems to have made some law school leaders skittish about discussing diversity efforts.
6 minute read
By Penny M. Venetis, Kirsten Scheurer Branigan and Beth P. Zoller | October 20, 2023
Harvard economist Claudia Goldin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in economics. Goldin's vast work has shown that despite having equal education and qualifications, women still earn less than men. Her research has also shown that strong economies and technological advancements have not leveled the playing field for women.
9 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | October 19, 2023
The conservative legal activist's American Alliance for Equal Rights has now targeted a total of seven law firms.
3 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 18, 2023
Thirteen Texas-founded law firms recently earned Mansfield Certification for 2023 or Midsize Mansfield Certification in a Diversity Lab program that measures leadership and advancement opportunities for historically underrepresented groups.
2 minute read
By Lola Todman | October 18, 2023
In this article, second-year law student Lola Todman makes a case for why the criteria that qualifies candidates for legal jobs should be broadened and emphasizes that broadening this criteria should not be confused with weakening it.
5 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | October 17, 2023
"I believe we are morally obligated to pursue and promote racial justice," said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in a statement. "Ensuring greater equity and justice for underserved communities across our diverse state remains one of my top priorities."
4 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | October 17, 2023
With nine female first-year associates at Dallas-based Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, women now account for half of the firm's associates.
2 minute read
By The Legal Intelligencer | October 17, 2023
In the Legal's Diversity supplement, read about a push for more progress, how the pandemic put DEI in the spotlight and check out our biannual roundtable discussion.
3 minute read
By Parag Shah | October 17, 2023
The stark reality is that unjust inequalities persist, erecting barriers to socioeconomic mobility for people of color and marginalized groups in the U.S. Addressing this injustice has been a constant thread in my journey, from working as a public defender, private attorney, judge, author, mediator and now the leader of a growing ADR firm.
5 minute read
By Dan Roe | October 16, 2023
"Our program is appropriate, legal and compliant and it will continue," Winston said in a letter to the conservative legal activist.
3 minute read
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