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So What Do Your Parents Do? Data Shows Family Background Remains a Barrier at Top Firms

In this latest installment of the 2024 Diversity Survey, Law.com looks at how parent occupation and university status impacts access to the profession.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Five Ways to Overcome Cultural Features in Mediation

When negotiating across cultures, different perspectives may result in potential misunderstandings, which can reduce the chance of exploring and finding solutions that integrate various perspectives and resolve disputes effectively.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Duane Morris Uses Nonequity Partnership as 'Income Shifting' Device, Class Action Contends

San Diego nonequity partner Meagan Garland also claims the firm discriminates against attorneys of color and women in compensation decisions.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Diversity Pros Hope Work Allocation Offers a Key to Building Inclusive Law Firms

Three of the four winning projects at a recent hackathon organized by Diversity Lab focused on the fair distribution of work.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Conservative Groups Challenge Corporate DEI Initiatives With Recent Success

"It is to be hoped that corporations that enacted illegal and polarizing DEI policies during the last few years will end those policies before they are sued," said Ed Blum of the American Alliance for Equal Rights.
7 minute read

International Edition

Which Law Firms Have the Most State School-Educated Lawyers?

Social mobility continues to be one of the most overlooked diversity metrics, as law firms struggle to catch up to the U.K. national average.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Expanding Law Firm PR Programs Crucial to Empowering Diverse Voices

"Law firms should develop a spokesperson program that encourages organic involvement and reiterates the firm's goal of exemplifying unique attorney perspectives," write Catherine Oswalt and Melissa Anderson of Infinite Global.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tractor Supply CEO Says DEI Dust-Up Had No 'Measurable Impact'

"We learned from others who had gone before us on this and moved fast and tried to remove the perceived political and social agendas from our policies." Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton said.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Week in Data July 24: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the demographics of Georgia's judicial appointments and revenue growth at New Jersey and New York law firms.
1 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

With Our Powers Combined, the Delaware Bar Could Soon Reflect the State's Population

It is no secret that significant work remains necessary to achieve diversity in the legal profession that is reflective of the population it serves and, like many other states, Delaware has its fair share of work cut out for it.
7 minute read

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