‘Pretty People Always Win’: Beauty Bias In The Workplace
It's a reality; is it against the law?
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.
How Filevine Bakes AI Into Every Layer Of Your Case Management
It’s like having a junior associate who’s never off the clock.
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] https://youtu.be/9z7pLAEPs2c
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.
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.
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.
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 […]