Can Women Lawyers Ever Find Equality In Biglaw?
As long as the profits keep rolling in, why should Biglaw care about gender equality?
The Gender Pay Gap – Don’t We Have Bigger Problems?
We're dealing with a larger problem of workplace culture, according to columnist Jayne Backett.
How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
Gibson Dunn Names 13 New Partners; How Diverse Is This Group?
They're diverse in terms of offices and practice areas, but not in terms of gender and race.
More About Making Partner At Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 1)
Some women at S&C feel that their firm can -- and must -- do better at promoting women.
Associate Bonus And New Partner Watch: Willkie Farr
Good news at Willkie Farr: three new partners, two of them women, and year-end bonuses.
New Partners At Paul Hastings: 80 Percent Women
This is not surprising, given the firm's commitment to diversity, but it's still welcome news.
How MyCase Accounting Transforms Legal Bookkeeping
This complete system built for lawyers simplifies the complex world of law firm finance.
Sullivan & Cromwell’s New Partners: Impressive, Yes; Diverse, Not So Much
Five white males -- could this partner class be any less diverse?
Wachtell Lipton’s New Partners: 100 Percent Diverse
Good news about diversity at one of the nation's most prestigious and profitable law firms.
Cravath Names New Partners — And All Three Are Women
This elite firm's announcement shows there's no trade-off between equality and excellence.
Cleary Gottlieb’s New Partner Class: Where Are The Women?
The firm just announced 16 new partners and counsel, and only one was a woman.
4 Ways That Lexis® Create+ Delivers Personalized Legal Drafting
Lexis Create+ merges legacy drafting tools with AI-powered assistance from Protégé and secure DMS integration enabled by the Henchman acquisition.
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.
The Top 10 Geographic Markets Where Women And Minorities Succeed In Making Partner
Diversity and inclusion have a long way to go in our industry, but these markets show signs of progress.
Morning Docket: 07.23.12
* Presidential campaigns for Election 2012 are focusing in on the Supreme Court and future appointments to the high court, and Vice President Joe Biden is really not a fan of Justice Scalia. [POLITICO] * Dewey know what the ramifications of D&L’s $50M insurance policy will mean for the resolution of the failed firm’s bankruptcy proceedings? Well, Steve Davis is probably happy. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Howrey going to pay off all of our creditors? Probably by dipping into the coffers of the 70 other law firms that took on our defectors. Have fun with all of those subpoenas. [Capital Business / Washington Post] * The percentage of women in Biglaw partnership positions is up 2.8% since 2003, but the equity gender gap remains. At least some progress is being made. [National Law Journal] * “I thought your papers were terrific, I just disagreed with them.” Kleiner Perkins isn’t a fan of backhanded compliments, so the firm is appealing a judge’s decision to keep Ellen Pao’s case out of arbitration. [Reuters] * James Holmes, the alleged shooter in the Aurora movie-theater massacre, is scheduled to make his first court appearance today for an initial advisement. Thus far, he’s facing at least 71 charges. [Denver Post] * The class action suit filed against Cooley Law over its allegedly deceptive employment statistics has been dismissed, much like the NYLS lawsuit before it. More on the dismissal to come later today. [WSJ Law Blog] * “Sex isn’t going to buy me dinner.” Michael Winner, the attorney accused of offering “pro boner” assistance to female inmates, claims in an interview that the allegations against him are “just plain false.” [WSB-TV Atlanta]