By Lizzy McLellan | August 29, 2017
Satisfaction among women and minority midlevel associates was slightly lower than overall scores in our Midlevel Associates Survey.
By Josefa Velasquez | August 9, 2017
Former federal Judge Shira Scheindlin, who is now of counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, discusses what she thinks are the causes of the courtroom gender gap.
By Christine Simmons | August 7, 2017
A study finding women trial lawyers are underrepresented when it comes to leading complex cases offers up some suggestions on improving the stats.
By Christine Simmons | August 3, 2017
A study of New York courtrooms shows women attorneys account for only 25 percent of lead counsel roles.
By Miriam Rozen | July 24, 2017
Mary Smith, as an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, will be one of the first Native Americans to serve as an officer of the American Bar Association when she becomes its secretary this month.
By Todd Cunningham | July 21, 2017
A few tweaks were required when the legal profession, anxious to improve diversity within its ranks, borrowed from the NFL's playbook and adopted the "Rooney Rule," which requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coach openings. At Chicago-based law firm Seyfarth Shaw, for example, executives do their hiring mindful of the "Rooney Presumption," according to partner Laura Maechtlen.
By Jeffrey Winn | July 6, 2017
An ancient Danish proverb posits that an old error has more friends than a new truth. It is a recurring theme in this collection of scholarly articles, each of which analyzes how gender-related stereotypes and practices have negatively influenced law enforcement, courts, and correctional facilities in their treatment of women and girls.
By Jeff Storey | July 3, 2017
Members of a new commission tasked with addressing LGBTQ issues in state courts have underlined their mission by naming the panel after a Manhattan judge who was a forceful advocate of the gay and lesbian community at a dark time in its history.
By Shibani Gokhale | July 3, 2017
Profiles of the new leaders of the Asian American Bar Association of New York; Dominican Bar Association; LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL); Puerto Rican Bar Association; South Asian Bar Association of New York; Hispanic National Bar Association, New York Region; and New York Women's Bar Association.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 29, 2017
The New York City Bar Association presented the Arthur S. Leonard Award to Noah E. Lewis, executive director of Transcend Legal, and Kim Forte, supervising attorney of the Legal Aid Society, during its 2017 LGBT Pride Reception on Wednesday
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