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The American Lawyer

Barnes & Thornburg Boosts Parental Leave for Attorneys and Staff

The move adds to a growing list of law firms that are lengthening parental leave for lawyers—and extending benefits for staffers as well.
3 minute read

Law.com

Skadden, Proskauer Get Creative to Recruit Women and Minority Law Students

In a bid to establish early and deep ties with diverse law students, the firms have unveiled new programs intended to help women and minority students succeed academically and give them more control over their summer associate gigs.
6 minute read

Law.com

ABA to Reconsider Proposal to Tighten Bar Exam Pass Standards

The arm of the American Bar Association that oversees legal education is once again trying to strengthen its bar pass requirements for law schools. But diversity advocates are pushing back, just as they did in 2017 when they successfully defeated the same proposal.
7 minute read

International Edition

The long road: Dealing with diversity at the Bar

A lower proportion of those taking silk were women or from ethnic minorities this year, but lawyers believe the bigger problem lies elsewhere
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Becoming a Culturally Competent Lawyer in a Global Society

Program looks at being a culturally competent lawyer
4 minute read

International Edition

Pinsent Masons and BCLP lead Stonewall LGBT rankings

Sixteen law firms in total feature in Stonewall's Top 100 LGBT-Friendly employers, with one UK firm taking top spot
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Five Years After Marriage Equality Came to New Jersey

OP-ED: In appreciation of New Jersey's proud history of recognizing the reality of modern families, I want to offer three areas where examination may be warranted.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In his honor, and to more fully realize his beautiful dream, let's do better and be better.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rocawear Owner, Backed by Blank Rome, Blasts Jay-Z Claims Over AAA Arbitrators' Diversity

Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Rocawear Apparel Owner Blasts Jay-Z Claims Over AAA Arbitrators' Diversity

Iconix, which purchased Rocawear from the rapper and businessman for $200 million, says there's no merit to his bid to scrap an arbitration stemming from that 2007 deal.
5 minute read

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