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The Legal Intelligencer

Impact vs. Intent: Solitary Actions Can Still Cause Harm

In this article, I am focusing on actions that happen in singular instances, and where these types of interactions with the individuals who perpetrate them, would otherwise be seen as inconsistent with who we know them to be. When actions happen on multiple occasions and especially when they occur repeatedly with prior correction and indication of a necessitated change,
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Administrators Express Hope That Admission Changes Will Fill Need for Delaware Attorneys

Those involved with the bar admissions process say more time is needed to say for sure whether the changes will lead to more attorneys practicing in Delaware, but that early signs have been promising.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Avoid Obsolescence': NYC Bar's First Muslim-American President Welcomes Discussion About AI

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler litigation partner Muhammad U. Faridi, who took office on Tuesday, sees the technology as one part of preparing the future generation of lawyers.
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Daily Report Online

Lawyer Suing King & Spalding Asks Law Firm to Apologize for Diversity Program Exclusion

Sarah Spitalnick's claim differs somewhat from a similar effort by legal activist Edward Blum.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Funds New Litigation Center to Combat Hate-Driven Violence

The new center, designed to bring impact litigation to combat hate-driven violence, is looking to leverage the firm's litigation power while partnering with civil rights groups.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware Bar Diversity Strategy Includes Changes in Admission Standards

Twelve steps the 2022 report outlined as ways to reduce barriers to notoriously stringent Delaware bar admission have been taken, making that the element of the plan that's seen the most concrete change over the past two years.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

11th Circuit Rules Portion of Fla.'s Stop W.O.K.E. Act Unconstitutional: What the Ruling Means for Fla. Employers

The mandatory meeting provision of the act was only in place for seven weeks before a preliminary injunction was issued preventing its enforcement. Now, with the Eleventh Circuit's ruling, Florida employers are permitted to continue conducting their mandatory workplace trainings without regard to the act.
8 minute read

International Edition

Gender Pay Gap Persists in Australian Law Firms, Survey Reveals

Pay inequality is not just a legacy issue
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

With Momentum For Diversity Trial Advocacy Program, ACTL Plans 4th and 5th Installments

Retired Latham & Watkins litigation partner Thomas Heiden, who heads the committee spearheading the program, said the college hasn't changed its approach after last year's Supreme Court affirmative action decision.
4 minute read

Law.com

Rental Applicants Reach $2.28M Settlement Agreement for Discriminatory AI-Powered Screening Tool

"The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation's voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets," said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm's fair housing litigation efforts and helped negotiate the settlement.
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