Deborah L. Rhode
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
'Pretty People Always Win': Beauty Bias In The Workplace
It's a reality; is it against the law? -
Biglaw, Minority Issues
Americans Rank Law Firms Dead Last In Commitment To Diversity
According to a new survey looking at 11 major industries, law firms are perceived to have the lowest commitment to diversity when it comes to hiring and retention. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.15
* “MSNBC embarrasses itself inside San Bernardino attackers’ apartment. Un-freaking-believable, even for MSNBC. And why did the FBI allow this?” [Instapundit]
* The latest additions to the Supreme Court docket — will SCOTUS come to the rescue of Puerto Rico? [How Appealing]
* Judge removed from office for trying to pressure his clerk into having a “special friend” relationship. [Associated Press]
* Additional (and actually earlier) coverage of the “questionable entertainment” at a lawyers’ seminar in Las Vegas. [South Florida Lawyers]
* A $30 casebook? Where can law students sign up? [TaxProf Blog]
* Tips from Dan Binstock for how to get a signing bonus when you make a lateral move. [The Careerist]
* How can Asian-American lawyers break through the “bamboo ceiling”? A report from the GC roundtable discussion hosted by Major, Lindsey & Africa. [Corporate Counsel]
* Luis Salazar and Linda Jackson — founding partners of Salazar Jackson, an innovative new boutique firm — really (really, really) like their Post-it notes. [Daily Business Review]
* Stanford law professor Deborah L. Rhode, author of The Trouble with Lawyers (affiliate link), calls out Biglaw firms for their weak pro bono efforts. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
7 Highlights From The 2015 Survey On Retention And Promotion Of Women In Law Firms
Hopefully we are not one hundred years away from gender equality in the partnership ranks. -
Biglaw, Law Schools, Minority Issues
3 Things Law Firms Can Do Right Now To Increase Diversity In The Legal Profession
Diversity does not happen by accident, as columnist Renwei Chung argues. -
Biglaw, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Women's Issues
Being A Partner Isn't The 'Worst Job In Biglaw' -- Being A Pregnant Associate Is
Being a woman in Biglaw isn't all that it's cracked up to be. -
B for Beauty, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Women's Issues
Quote of the Day: But It Would Bring Out Your Eyes!
I don’t wear makeup, nor do I wish to spend 20 minutes applying it. — Deborah Rhode, professor at Stanford Law School and author of The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law (affiliate link), commenting on the results of a recent study funded by Procter & Gamble, which concluded that women […]