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Data Snapshot: Is Big Law More Inclusive of LGBT Attorneys?

We crunched years of survey data to assess how representation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender attorneys is changing at major law firms.
3 minute read

International Edition

'We've eradicated timesheets' – new model boutique aims to break mould for billing and working parents

Corporate and employment specialist TandonHildebrand joins the wave of new boutiques set up by former City lawyers.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Law Firms Must Include Men in the Push for Increased Gender Equality

These days, “diversity” and “inclusion” (or D and I, the catchphrase du jour) are hot topics in firms of all sizes. Despite the current popularity of these issues, too often there is much talk and little action, and these important discussion points are relegated to trivial buzzwords.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What Millennial Lawyers Want: A Bridge From the Past to the Future of Law Practice

In a new book, What Millennial Lawyers Want: A Bridge from the Past to the Future of Law Practice (Wolters Kluwer/Aspen Publications, 2018), I explore the new generation of lawyers, their importance to law practice today, and their link to practitioners of the past. One thing is undisputable from my research. Millennial lawyers view the world differently than recent past generations of lawyers, and they have different expectations.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision to Publish Photo of Judge Removed by COA Criticized

To the extent you decided to publish any photographs, we wonder why you chose to publish solely the photograph of the female judge of color.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Drinker Biddle Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit in Princeton

A stipulation of dismissal with prejudice states that a confidential settlement agreement was reached that includes a release of the plaintiff's claims.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Equal Pay: Pay Equally Now, or Pay Much More Later

With increased attention to equal pay issues and enormous potential liability, it is crucial that employers act quickly to identify and fix equal pay violations.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The 2018 Women in Law Roundtable Discussion

The editorial staff of The Legal has always been aware that the hiring and retention of female attorneys is an ongoing issue in the legal community. In an effort to discuss some of the specific problems facing female attorneys and present potential solutions to those problems, we invited 10 practitioners to talk about how to bolster the role of women in the law.
52 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Seeking to Move the Needle, Law Firms Treating Diversity as a 'Specialty,' 'Discipline'

"Diversity and inclusion is a discipline," A. Faith English said. "There's a depth of knowledge that's become a part of this space. You don't become a surgeon just because you go to medical school."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Women-Owned Law Firms Surge Amid Gender Disparity in the Profession

"I think people often mistakenly believe female lawyers leave law firms because they want to work less or be at home more," said one Atlanta lawyer who co-founded her own firm.
8 minute read

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