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The Legal Intelligencer

College, the Culture of Assault and Changes to Title IX

Due to the popularity and appeal of college sports, sports-related scandals are usually the ones making the headlines. For example, in May 2016, Art Briles was dismissed as head football coach of Baylor University for mishandling sexual assault allegations against his student-athletes.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Winging It No Longer, Law Firms Bring in the Diversity Professionals

With prominent partners leaving to start their own inclusion-focused ventures, and more law firms adding chief diversity officers to their management ranks, advancing diversity is becoming serious business.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

50 Florida Lawyers Among 2,000 Women in Law Supporting Christine Blasey Ford

Mothers in the legal profession from Big Law and smaller firms, government agencies and higher ed join en masse to support one of the Kavanaugh accusers.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

10 Tips for Conducting Effective Lawyer-Editorial Board Meetings

Meeting with a publication's editorial board is an excellent way to establish relationships with its editorial leaders. Building this type of relationship enables lawyers to advocate for your law firm or client's cause, to share newsworthy story ideas, to provide insight and information, and to gain the interest of a group of influential journalists.
5 minute read

Law.com

Data Snapshot: Is Big Law Making Progress On Gender Diversity?

There may have been some change in the representation of women at major law firms over the past five years, but it has been slow going.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Women Castigate Columnist Who Defended Brett Kavanaugh's Conduct as a Teenager

In my last column, I took a look at Brett Kavanaugh's alleged behavior in the teenage context, and I received an avalanche of responses—largely divided along gender lines.
4 minute read

Law.com

Post Quinn Emanuel Split, Faith Gay Dishes on Boutique Ambitions

The Careerist Vivia Chen talks with the Selendy & Gay partner as part of a podcast series focused on the successes and struggles of prominent women lawyers.
1 minute read

The Recorder

9th Circuit Takes Up Class Certification Appeal in Microsoft Gender Discrimination Case

The court will review a decision from June by a federal judge in Seattle who found there were no uniform policies or job descriptions that tied together the thousands of women working in technical positions at Microsoft across multiple states who were part of the proposed class.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Why Your Firm Needs an Employee Wellness Program

Employee satisfaction and engagement are topics that have been, and will continue to be, reoccurring in today's workforce and well into the future. While there may be some out there who feel that continuing to talk about this topic may be redundant and unimportant, please note: you're wrong.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Greenlights Ashley Judd's Suit Against Weinstein But Dismisses Sexual Harassment Claim

A federal judge in Los Angeles denied Harvey Weinstein's motion to toss a defamation lawsuit filed by actress Ashley Judd. Weinstein had argued that the claims were barred by applicable statutes of limitations.
4 minute read

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