The culture of overworking reiterates and further facilitates gender inequalities in the legal profession, as mothers are encouraged to take career-derailing accommodations to meet the demands of both work and family.
Between the death of DEI and the ever increasing prominence of AI, why would anyone want to navigate law school?
Lexis Create+ merges legacy drafting tools with AI-powered assistance from Protégé and secure DMS integration enabled by the Henchman acquisition.
One of the complaints that women lawyers have had in terms of business development is how to develop that business, and nothing has changed in the intervening decades.
The Supreme Court's decision on race-conscious affirmative action has created challenges for promoting racial diversity in the legal profession. Legal recruiters play a vital role in mitigating the impact and driving progress while ensuring a diverse and inclusive legal community.
How long will it take before the profession looks like society at large?
For Biglaw firms, expressing a commitment to boosting diversity in the profession is expected. But when it comes to executing on that commitment, the results have been uneven.
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
This is a great start but there's still much more work that needs to be done.
They’re outpacing non-Mansfield peers in diversifying law firm leadership — by a factor of 30.
Biglaw is working on its diversity problem.
It's a crappy thing to say, especially from a partner.
This complete system built for lawyers simplifies the complex world of law firm finance.
You can't just snap your finger to get a more diverse profession.
The Mansfield Rule is a laudable initiative, but not nearly enough.
Congratulations to the firms that are working to make the legal profession a little more diverse.
* The new list of Mansfield certified firms is coming. [American Lawyer] * Corporate lawyer quits to start Equestrian Sports Data company proving there's always a stupider way to make money. [Noelle Floyd] * "Allen & O'Melvery" is dead. The firms have nixed merger plans. [Financial Times] * The Offspring are locked in a legal battle and I'll admit I'd totally forgotten they existed. [Forbes] * Politicians want to destroy the Internet and no one seems to be stopping them. [NBC News] * Locke Lord crypto scam trial coming in November. [Law360]
Which corporate legal teams are willing to hold themselves to these high standards?