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Q&A: HSF's New US Head Talks Stateside Plans, LGBT Networks and F1 Experiences

The newly appointed U.S. head on mergers, karaoke and the importance of sleep when heading a firm's Asia, U.S. and global disputes operations.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

America's Racist Past Still Haunts the Present

While we don't like to talk about it much, the history of the United States is deeply racist.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Locke Lord Senior Partner Paulette Brown Receives National Bar Association's Highest Honor

Paulette Brown, the first woman of color elected as president of the American Bar Association and a former president of the National Bar Association, the largest organization of predominantly African American lawyers in the United States, was inducted into the Fred David Gray Hall of Fame at the NBA's 94th annual convention in New York City on Thursday.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tony West, GC of Uber, Explains How He Incentivizes Law Firms to Diversify Ranks

“I'm one of these people who actually thinks that diversity and inclusion is not rocket science,” West told a group of more than 70 mostly African American lawyers at the National Bar Association's annual conference in New York City. “I think it's more about intentionality."
5 minute read

Law.com

Amy Wax Controversy Drags Penn Law Into Free-Speech Dilemma

Few people seem satisfied with Penn Law's latest response to the professor's comments, highlighting the fraught nature of free-speech issues for deans and other administrators who must balance competing pressures.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2019 A-List: Law Firms Think Holistically to Make the Cut

To make it onto the A-List, firms have to consider the full scope of financial and cultural health.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

The 2019 A-List: Which Firms Are Knocking at the Door?

These 20 firms came close to making it onto the A-List. We take a look at what it would take to get them there next year.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

National Bar Association Panel: Tech Companies Are Pressuring Firms on Diversity

An event titled “Tech Meets Law: Diversifying Representation” at the 94th annual NBA convention in New York City asked attendees, who included lawyers from large and small firms as well as corporate law departments, to brainstorm ideas on how to increase minority representation at law firms.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Want More Minority Judges? Politicking Matters, NY Judges Say

U.S. District Judges Sterling Johnson Jr. and George B. Daniels stressed the importance of putting solid potential jurists on the radar of senators and others who wield influence in judicial selection.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Diversity Meets the Billable Hour at Dorsey & Whitney

The firm's new “Diversity Hours" policy allows associates to count work and training that promotes diversity toward their billable hours requirements.
3 minute read

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