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The American Lawyer

Women, Minorities Report Different Satisfaction Levels, Career Trajectories

Satisfaction among women and minority midlevel associates was slightly lower than overall scores in our Midlevel Associates Survey.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trial Lawyer Diversity Inched Up Over Decade, but Is That Too Slow?

Pennsylvania's plaintiffs bar has continued to diversify its ranks slowly, The Legal's latest trial lawyer diversity survey shows.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Visa, Discover Pare Deals With Extremist Groups After Rally

Companies behind the most popular U.S. credit cards said they are severing ties with extremist organizations that incite violence after they came under pressure to stop providing ways for white supremacists groups to raise funds.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Honeywell Diversity VP Says in Suit She Was Fired for Fighting Discrimination

Honeywell International faces a suit from a former vice president who said she was hired to increase diversity at the executive level but contends she was hired as window dressing.
3 minute read

International Edition

'It's incredibly important that all lawyers speak up' - US law firms react to Trump's alt-right remarks

Skadden and Paul Weiss among law firms avowing commitment to diversity and tolerance after Trump's Charlottesville protest statements
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Turning the Corner on Diversity to Push Boundaries on Retention

Over the past decade, diversity ­efforts across the legal profession have burgeoned as research demonstrates that organizations with inclusive cultures have higher profitability than those without. Nearly every major law firm has committed hundreds of thousands (and for some, millions) of dollars on strategy efforts ranging from diversity committees charged with recruiting diverse talent to pipeline programs that target diverse students looking to start a legal career.
8 minute read

Legaltech News

Google Memo Sparks Questions about Legal Technology's Gender Gap

Women in the industry reflect on gender issues following a controversial and widely circulated memo from a Google employee questioning women's capacity for success in tech.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Law Journal Seeks Nominees for Diverse Attorneys of the Year

The Law Journal is seeking suggestions for our second Diverse Attorneys of the Year honors.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Why Aren't More Lead Counsel Women? Here Are Former Federal Judge Shira Scheindlin's Thoughts

Former federal Judge Shira Scheindlin, who is now of counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, discusses what she thinks are the causes of the courtroom gender gap.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Altshuler Firm Gears Up for Gender Pay Class Action Against Google

The San Francisco plaintiffs firm is gathering kindling for a potential class action against Google, with dozens of current and former female employees claiming their male counterparts made more money.
10 minute read

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