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Corporate Counsel

Steps Leaders Can Take to Foster an Inclusive Environment

Leading in-house counsel from VMware, CNA Hardy, Colt Technology and Liberis share the steps general counsel can take to foster a more inclusive environment.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A CLO's Advice to Women in Law for 2022? Take the Stage

It was clear that the long-term systematic biases disfavoring women that have long dwelled in my beloved profession grew longer and stronger roots, fed by the pandemic. And now, as we enter into a fresh new calendar year, we are descending back into a renewed and unpredictable phase of that pandemic. It begs the question, how will women in law recover from the impact of the past and the now?
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Week of Jan. 3, 2022

San Antonio Attorney Selected to Texas Bar Association's Hall of Legends Acclaimed Texas attorney Richard R. Orsinger, name partner in the Family…
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Counsel's Role in Bridging the Generation 'We' Gap

A new generation of tech savvy, social justice-focused and environmentally aware employee stakeholders are creating recruitment, retention and other employment challenges.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Closing the Gender Gap Among Appellate Lawyers

Women are being denied the opportunity to participate equally with men across the board, but most especially in the more complex and challenging appellate litigation.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

DE&I in the Legal Industry: Now Is the Time to Move the Needle

The slow progression is not necessarily due to resistance. Many law firms and legal departments now have a sense of urgency to move the needle.
5 minute read

The Recorder

More Women Partners Are On the Move in Northern California, Fueled by Recent Entrants

"These elite, profitable firms have a legacy of lockstep compensation, and even when modified, it is a very strong mechanism to check unexamined bias," Macrae's Natasha Innocenti said.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Rushing to Meet Client Demands, Law Firms Risk Alienating Diverse Lawyers

"The emotional stress of being the only one, due to lack of community, is real," one industry consultant said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Gender Gap Among Arguing Attorneys at 7th Circuit Has Barely Improved in Last Decade, Study Says

"If the rate of change remains constant, it will be another four decades before half of all attorneys arguing before the court are women," according to the report.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Plaintiffs Bar Leaders Feeling Pressure to Make Deeper Diversity Improvements

National plaintiffs firms are looking to lure minority law grads and associates to their firms as they implement new hiring pipelines and focus on inclusion.
7 minute read

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