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Corporate Counsel

An Architectural Approach to Law Department Diversity

How does in-house counsel leadership create conditions where diversity is a goal with objective means, and not merely a subjective wish? Here is one approach.
19 minute read

Daily Business Review

Stephen Zack Gets ABA Excellence Award

The Boies Schiller Flexner partner receives the award at the American Bar Association's midyear meeting next month.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Two More Big Firms Tap New Diversity Heads

Baker McKenzie and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney started 2017 by hiring diversity and inclusion officers, the latest in a series of large firms filling similar roles as they attempt to determine how diversity efforts fit into their businesses in a time of uncertainty.
47 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Colorism' and the Law

Amol Sinha writes: The underlying issue in the recent Court of Appeals case on whether skin color can be the basis for a Batson challenge was whether the defendant's Equal Protection and due process rights were violated by the trial court's exclusion of a juror with dark skin. However, another aspect that should not be overlooked is the broader implications on issues of race, color, and civic participation. Indeed, while the defendant's rights may have been in jeopardy, so was the Indian-American juror's ability to participate in a key function of civic society.
11 minute read

The Recorder

With Oracle Bias Suit, Tech Firms Feel Labor Dept.'s Unwelcome Gaze

The perception there's more heat on Silicon Valley comes as large tech companies have become big federal contractors.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Dismissal Upheld for Prison Guard Who Wore Muslim Headscarf

A New Jersey appeals court has upheld the firing of a Muslim corrections officer who refused to remove her headscarf on the job.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Nicole Black: From the Defender's Office to Legal Technology Evangelist

Black is among the leaders in educating lawyers about technology's role in modern law.
14 minute read

Litigation Daily

Meet the Lawyer Who Just Deposed Donald Trump

There are apex depositions--and then there's the president-elect of the United States. Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Brigida Benitez deposed Donald Trump last week in connection with his lawsuit against chef José Andrés. In a way, it was perfect that the lawyer holding Trump's feet to the fire is a Latina woman--the daughter of immigrants and the first member of her family to go to college.
18 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Asians and Hispanics Make Small Diversity Gains in Firms

The percentage of minority lawyers in U.S. law firms crept up in 2016, but that progress was not across the board.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Asians and Hispanics Make Small Diversity Gains in Firms

The percentage of minority lawyers in U.S. law firms crept up in 2016, but that progress was not across the board.
7 minute read

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