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National Law Journal

Georgetown Heads to Nation's High Schools to Attract Diverse Lawyers

The school is launching an initiative to send law students and its dean of admissions into as many as 30 underserved high schools across the country with a specific goal of inspiring students to get a law degree.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Adds Diversity Executive From Wilmer as Client Pressures Ramp Up

Nimesh Patel, Akin Gump's new chief diversity and inclusion officer, says "it's terrific" that clients are becoming more demanding on diversity issues.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

This Story Tops All Others in the Female Judge Mix-up Genre

It was one of several told by the late federal circuit court Judge Phyllis Kravitch.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Partnership Classes Are Shrinking, Hampering Advancement and Diversity

Law firms, already struggling with diversity among their new partner ranks, are likely to face even higher hurdles as the number of overall promotions falls nearly 30 percent since 2015.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Unicorn Watch: New Black Partners

Finding black associates whom Big Law has promoted to partner is like searching for a tropical bird in the dead of winter.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Partnership Classes Are Shrinking, Hampering Advancement and Diversity

Law firms, already struggling with diversity among their new partner ranks, are likely to face even higher hurdles as the number of overall promotions falls nearly 30 percent since 2015.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

From Jay-Z to RBG: Demanding Diversity in ADR

2018 will be remembered as the year Jay-Z forced a media spotlight on the lack of diversity in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Jay-Z's complaint drives home the fact that meaningful change on this front depends on clients and their lawyers—the ultimate selectors, the purchasers of arbitration services.
9 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon hires former Roche GC for new role

Abimbola was GC at the Swiss pharma company until last year
2 minute read

The Recorder

Charter Communications Can't Shake Black-Owned Networks' Racial Discrimination Claims

The Ninth Circuit on Monday allowed a group of television networks owned by African-American actor, comedian and entrepreneur Byron Allen to pursue claims that the nation's third-largest cable company did not treat them the same as white-owned media companies.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Kimberly-Clark In-House Counsel Has 'NEW' Idea for Black Women Lawyers

Chasity Henry is founder of The NEW Roundtable, a group with the mission of empowering African-American woman lawyers, enhancing their careers and influencing the wider legal profession.
5 minute read

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