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Corporate Counsel

Uber's Legal Team Joins Gibson Dunn to Discuss Empowerment at Girls Who Code

Uber and Gibson Dunn staff spoke to a group of girls July 13 about what it's like to work in law as part of an event held in San Francisco by Girls Who Code.
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The American Lawyer

Diversity Lab Kicks Off New Legal 'Hackathon' Round in Chicago

Less than a month after law firm and in-house participants delivered a first batch of diversity-themed “hacks” for the legal industry, a new crop of ideas is already beginning to take shape.
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New York Law Journal

The Global Impact of the #MeToo Movement (Part 2)

In the first part of this article, I discussed the current political climate and widespread social media use helped #MeToo promulgate its message and impact numerous industries throughout the United States.
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Pro Mid Market

8 Tips From GCs for Outside Legal Counsel to Win and Retain Business

Outside counsel, business development professionals, and legal marketers want to know the secret to increasing client retention and new business acquisition rates.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Addresses Sexual Harassment Claim in Context of #MeToo Movement

he recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Minarsky v. Susquehanna County, No. 17-2646 (3d. Cir. July 3, 2018) explicitly references #MeToo as it relates to affirmative defenses to sexual harassment claims in the Third Circuit and may help change that dynamic—particularly as it relates to women not coming forward with complaints against their male supervisors.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Diversity Then and Now: How One Midsize Firm Tracked Its Progress

When I joined Flaster Greenberg in 2015 as a lateral associate, I remember scouring the firm's website for its “diversity and inclusion” statement.
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The American Lawyer

Motherhood Isn't the Culprit for Big Law's Gender Equity Failures

Women lawyers shouldn't be viewed as moms first when it comes to the workplace.
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The American Lawyer

Forecast for Jones Day: Sun Could Shine on Its Black Box

The law firm's bid to seal the gender pay discrimination lawsuit it's defending is bodacious, but experts said the odds are against it.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jones Day Is So Secretive About Why It's So Secretive

Is the law firm saying that its black box compensation scheme is so sacrosanct and special that if details spilled out, it would lose its secret sauce forever?
4 minute read

Law.com

The NLJ 500 Deconstructed: Exploring the 2018 Law Firm Rankings

The National Law Journal Editor-in-Chief Lisa Helem dives into the details of the annual ranking of the country's 500 largest law firms by headcount.
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