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How I Made Partner: 'Work Hard, Be a Team Player, and Lean Into Your Strengths,' Says Helena Tseregounis of Latham & Watkins

"The most successful attorneys know who they are and how to leverage what they're good at."
6 minute read

Law.com

6th Circ. Tosses Suit Alleging Insurer Failed to Assign 'Fair Amount' of Claims to Women-Owned Adjuster Business

The female-owned claims adjuster business was attempting to have the courts enforce "merely its own gloss" on a services agreement that never promised to dole out a "fair amount" of insurance claims to the adjuster, the Sixth Circuit opinion said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Steps to Interrupt Implicit Bias, Build Relationships and Create Opportunities for Diverse Talent

I strongly recommend law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, nonprofits, and government entities evaluate their systems and processes to find solutions to interrupt bias.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made It to Law Firm Leadership: 'When Opportunities Arose, I Said Yes,' Says Alison Ashmore of Dykema Gossett

"Allow others to promote and celebrate your wins and actively volunteer to do it for others."
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

How Do You Build a Mass Torts Practice Where 90% of Partners are Women? For Sidley, It's Been Decades in the Works

In the core team of 20 lawyers in the firm's product liability and mass torts practice, Sidley reports 90% of the partners are women as well as more than 80% of associates.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Burgeoning Female-Lawyer Group Fighting 'Motherhood Penalty' Launches First Conference

"We are hoping to create a model of what a conference for working mothers ought to look like," said Laura Landenwich, vice president of MothersEsquire and a founding partner at Adams Landenwich Walton.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Post-George Floyd, Diverse Legal Tech Founders Find Many Mentorships, But Few Investments

A genuine interest in helping make legal technology inclusive caused an uptick in mentorship opportunities for diverse founders, but entrepreneurs say that mentorship has not necessarily translated into investors' trust in their endeavors.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Diversifying the Legal Industry Is the Key to a More Equitable World

Equity in the legal profession will lead to improvements in workplaces and communities across the world.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

AMR Ignored Employee's Report of Sexual Assault in Parking Lot, Lawsuit Alleges

'The onus was completely on her to protect herself,' says attorney Nina T. Pirrotti.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Death to the Zoom Link: Nelson Mullins to Host National, In-Person Conference for Women in Fintech

Moderated by Nelson Mullins' WinFin affinity group, the March 31 event features a lineup of national and local fintech leaders, and capacity for more than 200 attendees.
3 minute read

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