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Law.com

Promoting 'Comfortable Diversity' Can Impact Firms' Bottom Lines

In this week's Legal Speak episode, Chanel T. Rowe, of Johnson & Johnson, shares why she thinks promoting "comfortable diversity" can improve firms' bottom lines and how she's helping level the legal playing field.
1 minute read

Litigation Daily

4 Out of Sidley's 5 Global IP Litigation Leaders Are Women. Here's How That's Shaped the Practice

Ching-Lee Fukuda and Aimee Fagan, who both joined Sidley's IP litigation team as laterals, discuss what brought them to the firm and their approach to leading the practice.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Trailblazing NJ Assemblywoman Takes Helm of Assembly Judiciary Committee

"As a licensed attorney and a member of the Legislature for some years now, I know full well how the bills that move through this committee have an impact on people's lives," said Assemblywoman Ellen J. Park, the newly appointed leader of the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Women's History Month Spotlight: 'Have Confidence in Yourself and Your Abilities'

Women's History Month Spotlight: Christina Putman, a shareholder with Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney in the firm's Chicago office.
3 minute read

Law.com

Legal Forges Ahead With DE&I Efforts, Despite Backlash

While DE&I rhetoric may not be as prominent as it was in 2020, efforts to address gender and racial disparities in the legal industry are not only ongoing, but also expanding and maturing.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

As Black Women Still Face Hurdles in the Legal World, Mentorship Remains Critical to Success

Two Holland & Knight attorneys and a Hialeah assistant city attorney highlight the relationships that have helped them thrive in a profession in which women continue to be underrepresented.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Roundup: Women Lead in Connecticut Legal Scene, Defense Firm Sees High Verdicts as Opportunity

From women leaders claiming dominant roles in Northeast law firms, to one insurance defense firm's business strategy centered around nuclear verdicts and an Am Law Second Hundred firm exceeding top-market bonus pay, midsized firms are making news.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Doubling Down on DEI

"One activist who has made an entire career of attacking policies ... essentially admitted that he does not care about whether the legal profession has a place for everyone. Well, we do," Hanson Bridgett's Kristina D. Lawson and Jennifer M. Martinez write.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Troutman Pepper, Davis Polk Cases Put Partners' Feedback for Associates Under the Microscope

A recent lawsuit and an ongoing trial highlight the challenges that supervisors face in delivering constructive criticism to underperforming attorneys.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech's Predictions for Innovating for Good in 2024

Legal industry experts make their predictions for what we can expect in the areas of DEI, ESG, mental health, access to justice, pro bono and more in 2024.
7 minute read

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