By Vivia Chen | January 25, 2018
Here's a wrap-up of weird news of the week.
By Gabrielle Orum Hernández | January 19, 2018
In a cultural moment where women and people of color are calling attention to broad structural inequities creating harassment and wage gaps, the legal industry is finding its footing.
By Meghan Tribe | January 11, 2018
Bernard Guinyard, a former head of diversity and inclusion at Ropes & Gray now headed to Goodwin Procter, caught up with The American Lawyer to discuss how the Mansfield Rule and #MeToo movement will change Big Law.
By Meghan Tribe | December 15, 2017
The number of women and minorities within partnerships in Big Law has increased slightly, but a report by the National Association for Law Placement found that their numbers in the associate ranks has slipped below pre-recession figures.
National Law Journal | Exclusive
By Tony Mauro | December 11, 2017
According to a National Law Journal study, the U.S. Supreme Court's clerk ranks are less diverse than law school graduates or law firm associates—and the justices aren't doing much to change that.
By Rose Walker | December 4, 2017
Firms face legal action if Equality and Human Rights Commission uncovers evidence of systemic failures
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | November 30, 2017
A study of Harvard Law School alums finds black men have a better chance of making partner than black women.
By Tony Mauro | November 29, 2017
Adding five former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from last term's "class,” Jones Day has now hired 36 ex-SCOTUS clerks in the last five years.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | November 17, 2017
This year, the intriguing question isn't which firms are on the list but which ones aren't.
By Meghan Tribe | November 13, 2017
Having successfully pushed law firms to adopt policies helping women rise in the ranks of Big Law, the Diversity Lab has planned another initiative next year that hopes to enlist 88 law firms and in-house legal departments.
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