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Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: The Law Job Hustle

Southwestern Law School graduate and former Jones Day associate Rachel Gezerseh discusses how law students can take the job search into their own hands and find the right career fit.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Steptoe & Johnson Debuts 'Sponsorship' Program to Foster Diversity and Career Growth

The firm says formally pairing mentors and protégés can minimize the impact of unconscious bias.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa.'s Biggest Plaintiffs Firms Grew by 4 Percent in 2018, but Diversity Still Slow to Improve

The Legal Intelligencer's 11th annual survey of 33 plaintiffs firms with more than four lawyers showed that, between 2017 and 2018, the combined overall number of attorneys at those firms grew from 550 to 573, but the number of diverse attorneys grew by only five and the number of women lawyers grew by only three.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Diversity in the Legal Profession: Do You See Window Dressing or Reality?

A Texas Lawyer survey asks if diversity is a priority where you work and if it factors into promotions.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Diversity in the Legal Profession: Do You See Window Dressing or Reality?

A DBR survey asks if diversity is a priority where you work and if it factors into promotions.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

OK, Your Law Firm's Diverse, But in What Practice Areas?

Black partners were more dominant in the labor and employment field, generally a lower-paying practice area, according to a recent survey.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Treatment of Transgender People in Custody Must Improve

Quite frankly, it is difficult to overstate the extent to which transgender people are subjected to mockery, humiliation and violence at the hands of the police.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Transfer Window: hires for Linklaters, Bakers and DLA Piper

All the latest moves across the legal sector this week
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Diversity Discussion: Big Law Partner Shares His Experiences to Help Change the Norm

My own experience demonstrates that the combination of a conscious decision by a GC and a meaningful commitment by a law firm to give real opportunities to diverse attorneys can change the trajectory of a person's career. I experienced this myself.
4 minute read

Law.com

Grassroots 'Black Lives' Program Grows at Law Schools

The New York-based nonprofit network is made of up about 5,000 lawyers and includes a clinical program involving students from 18 schools who partner with advocacy groups to advance social change.
4 minute read

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