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National Law Journal

'Shades of Mass' Is Creating Momentum Push for Diversity in MDL Leadership

Since the founding of the group with its mission to increase Black and Brown leadership in mass tort and multi-district litigation, the organization has seen several of its members gain key roles in MDL steering committees and growing support from judges.
3 minute read

Law.com

Why Law Firms Are Hosting Poker Nights for Attorneys

In this week's episode, PokerDiva's Ellen Leikind shared what lawyers can learn from the game to advance their careers and skill sets.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Support Meant the World to Me': South Florida Female Partners on how they Climbed the Ladder

Large firms remain committed to formal DEI initiatives, even if they're now under fire, but women already at the top credit informal networks for their success.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Role Companies, Law Firms Play in Women's Success in the Workplace

On this Women's History Month, as we celebrate the accomplishments and reflect on the challenges women have faced in the past, it is important to look forward at what can be done in the present and future to ensure greater equity for women in the workplace.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Am Law 100 Firm Partners With Clients to Promote More Women to Leadership

In a new 12-week program, junior partners and lawyers from clients' legal departments will learn leadership communication skills from communications agency Ginger.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Feeling of Loneliness': This Law Student Wants to Disrupt the 'School to Attorney Pipeline'

"We try to support each other, but supporting each other in such small numbers, while still trying to work through law school, can be a little bit difficult," said Jerome M. Miller, a second-year Emory University School of Law student.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Diversity as a Disruptor: The Business Case for Women in Fintech and the Role Attorneys Play

As attorneys, it is safe to say that a significant number of our clients are now likely to be in the fintech industry—either as a fintech itself, a fintech partner or a fintech user. We must, therefore, pay close attention to what drives the success of fintechs to best serve its clients.
6 minute read

Law.com

Colorado Appeals Court: Baker's Refusal of Transgender Woman's Cake Order Is Not Protected Speech

"We conclude that creating a pink cake with blue frosting is not inherently expressive and any message or symbolism it provides to an observer would not be attributed to the baker," stated Judge Timothy J. Schutz, in his written opinion for the court.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

South Carolina Supreme Court Set for All-Male Bench

Justice Kaye Hearn, who left a vacancy after reaching the court's retirement age of 72, was only the second female justice in the court's history. She followed Jean Toal, who became the state's first female justice in 1988.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

N.C.'s First Black Female Lawmaker–an Atlanta Native and Attorney–Dies at 98

Former Gov. Jim Hunt, who formally appointed Kennedy to the legislative seat in 1979, said she "was a real scrapper when it came to getting opportunities for people … she made no bones about that. I was real proud to have an opportunity to appoint her."
2 minute read

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