Diversity
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Law Schools
Shockingly, Law School Named For Affirmative Action Opponent Bad At Race And Diversity
A public law school should never have numbers this out of whack. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
One Simple Way To Improve Your Recruitment Of Diverse Candidates
Work with diverse legal recruiters to find diverse legal talent. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw
The Legal Profession's Reckoning
The tight constraints of an inflexible culture must be abandoned to fight a common enemy and then rebuild.
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Money
Firm Bucking The COVID-19 Trend And Expanding During A Pandemic
Growth looks good on this diverse law firm. -
Minority Issues
Tackling The Implicit Bias Of The Legal Industry
There are concrete steps every firm can take to ameliorate the impact of their implicit bias. -
Law Schools
The Best Law Schools For Diversity (2020)
If you're a student of color searching for a law school where you'll be truly valued for who you are as a person, look no further. -
Biglaw
5 Issues On The Minds Of Managing Partners
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" -- or manages a law firm in 2020. -
Biglaw
Rev. Al Sharpton Calls Out Skadden
The Reverend tells Above the Law why he's going after Skadden. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Biglaw
After Taking Heat Last Year, Paul Weiss Spent 2019 Providing Firms A Blueprint For Improving Diversity
It's time to put a little more heat on the rest of Biglaw to be a little more like Paul Weiss. -
Conferences / Symposia
NAPABA Tackles Tough Issues And Continues To Inspire and Empower The Next Generation of Asian American Attorney Leaders
Over 2,000 members made the pilgrimage to this weekend’s convention, making it the most popular NAPABA meeting to date. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner’s Reply-All Snafu Reveals Insensitive Comments
It's a crappy thing to say, especially from a partner. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Slams Ranking For Not Including Enough Women
You can't just hope diversity works out. -
Biglaw
Yup, Nonequity Partnership Is Used Disproportionately For Minorities
This is a disturbing, though not unexpected trend.
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.08.19
* The guy currently parading as the unconfirmed Homeland Security chief got shouted off stage at Georgetown Law. Prepare for the media consternation that students would treat a guy who daily condones illegal detentions with such rudeness. [New York Times]
* Bitcoin’s not a sound investment? Wha?!? [Law360]
* Companies back LGBTQ rights in amicus brief in a bid to demonstrate that this really isn’t a pro-business Court. [National Law Journal]
* The legal industry is in flux, and some big investors are looking to get in on it. [Forbes]
* Minority partners often relegated to non-equity tier. [American Lawyer]
* Barnes & Noble doesn’t have to produce documents about its own CEO’s ouster. [Corporate Counsel]
* Prime Minister’s camp calls out head of Supreme Court for using “injudicious” language when she used a quote from… the Prime Minister. [Legal Cheek]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.04.19
* Michael Avenatti is suing Stormy for legal fees and remembering those names should serve as a reminder that impeachment as a concept six months ago and as a concept post-Ukraine revelations isn’t even in the same ballpark. [Daily Beast]
* Antonio Brown may not be an ideal litigant. [TMZ]
* A reminder that criminals are routinely too stupid to avoid a (digital) paper trail. [Courthouse News Service]
* A look at Pat Cipollone and his campaign to demean his office. [The Atlantic]
* Attention vapers: New York courts have got your back. [Law360]
* The Sixth Circuit could blow up the opioid suits under the foundational American doctrine of “big companies can’t do anything wrong.” [Law.com]
* In a very Silicon Valley kind of move, IP firm Harrity & Harrity opened an incubator for women and minority owned law firms. [American Lawyer]
* The most trusted corporate law firms. [Forbes]
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Biglaw
Foley Hoag And Rosa J. Nunez Aim To Take Diversity And Inclusion Efforts To The Next Level
“I believe this is an incredible opportunity for me to make a positive impact, not only at Foley Hoag, but across the entire industry overall.” -
Biglaw
The Many, Many Obstacles To Biglaw Diversity
The Mansfield Rule is a laudable initiative, but not nearly enough. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.08.19
* Jones Day partner Don McGahn sued for failing to comply with House subpoena. [National Law Journal]
* Short seller argues that Burford is out of money in move that pits highly sophisticated calculated gamblers against highly sophisticated calculated gamblers. [American Lawyer]
* A reminder that the Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could allow employers to fire women for not acting feminine enough. [Vice]
* ICE deported a guy to Iraq who had never lived there, didn’t speak Arabic, and who subsequently died unable to secure insulin. [Slate]
* Biglaw is making the diversity officer role more senior and more powerful. [American Lawyer]
* MGM complaining that federal government gives tribes “monopoly” over casinos. That’s… that’s not how this works. [Courthouse News Service]
* National Review is arguing for “red flag laws” in an editorial that it will deny ever publishing once the GOP quietly kills this issue. [National Review]
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Lawyers
‘Can We Effectively Advance Diversity And Inclusion Efforts In Today’s Political Climate?’
We still have a long way to go. -
Biglaw
Celebrating Champions Of Diversity And Inclusion In The Legal Profession
Congratulations -- and thanks -- to these inspiring leaders of the bar and change agents.