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Microsoft hits $100m milestone in push to hand more work to women and minority-owned law firms

Tech giant's diversity push sees more than $100m in legal fees go to women and minority-owned law firms since 2010
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Diverse Legal Departments Are Within Reach, Says Former GC

It's no secret that law is one of the least diverse professions in the United States. While corporate law departments may be doing better than firms, there's still a lot of room for improvement. According to Paul Williams, a former chief legal officer who now spends his days as a recruiter for legal departments, it's not at all unrealistic to expect diversity in-house.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gender Pay Equity

The reader will notice in our recent email alerts, on our home page at njlawjournal.com, and our print edition, that we have featured a series of pieces that comprise an in-depth examination of gender equality—and inequality—in the workplace, including at large law firms. Our colleagues from around the ALM network contributed. The effort was exemplary—as the product has turned out to be.
10 minute read

International Edition

African Legal Awards Diversity Initiative of the Year: Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel's launch of a maternity support programme secures it recognition at African Legal Awards
2 minute read

International Edition

African Legal Awards Diversity Initiative of the Year: Webber Wentzel

Webber Wentzel's launch of a maternity support programme secures it recognition at African Legal Awards
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Bar Pushes for Ban on Harassment, Stronger Equal Pay Law

The Philadelphia Bar Association is sending a message to Pennsylvania's highest court and state lawmakers, seeking a rule change to expressly prohibit harassment by lawyers and legislation to advance equal pay for women.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Law Firms a 'Petri Dish' for Implicit Bias, Gender Inequity

When a female lawyer files a public complaint against her firm alleging gender discrimination, the firm's response tends to fit a standard model: a denial of any discrimination and a confirmation of the firm's commitment to advancing women lawyers. Yet the lawsuits, and likely many more claims of gender inequity at law firms that stay private, continue to arise.
13 minute read

Legaltech News

Women of Legal Tech: Hannah Samendinger, Diving Right Into Technology

Alt Legal's Samendinger may have just sat for the bar in July, but she already has cultivated some key secrets to success.
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Partner Pay Equity Long Overdue, Say Women Law Firm Leaders

For many of the women who head large law firms, gender-based pay equity isn't just a management issue, it's a bitter memory.
25 minute read

New York Law Journal

Obama Administration Champions Pay Equity, But Some Allege Overreach

Since President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which lengthened the statute of limitations for plaintiffs to file lawsuits alleging pay discrimination, he and executive branch regulatory agencies have focused on ensuring that men and women are paid equally.
16 minute read

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