The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Vivia Chen | August 7, 2017
Can minorities really overcome prejudice through sheer excellence?
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 Lizzy McLellan | July 31, 2017
In the latest ranking of America's 20 "A-List" firms, Pennsylvania firms were conspicuously absent once again. But some did well in a new aspect of the rankings—the percentage of women in equity partnership.
By Meghan Tribe | July 27, 2017
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, a firm formed in 2016 by a large group of ex-Schiff Hardin partners, has hired nearly a dozen lawyers led by Bryan Cave's Chicago managing partner Joseph McCoy and Schiff Hardin's antitrust leader and noted sports industry litigator Gregory Curtner. All but two of the firm's new hires are African American.
By McKenna Moore | July 27, 2017
Our ranking recognizes the most elite law firms in America, as measured by their financial strength, pro bono commitment, diversity, associate satisfaction—and now a new factor, the percentage of women in the equity partnership.
By Gina Passarella | July 27, 2017
We have simplified our scoring system and updated the A-List formula with a new metric: a score that ranks law firms according to their percentage of female equity partners.
By Monica Bay | July 27, 2017
M. Anne Swanson, partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer, talks her first jobs on Capitol Hill, flagrant sexism she has encountered, and more.
By Catherine Wilson | July 26, 2017
The honorees will be recognized in a special report to be published Aug. 7.
By Katherine M. Hubbard | July 26, 2017
Hunger Games enthusiasts will recognize this line by author Suzanne Collins. It could be the battle cry for the use of gamification in discovering and acknowledging unconscious bias. As we work to create more inclusive environments in our workplaces, one area that may be overlooked is our unconscious biases, and gamification may provide a way to make an impact and spread awareness in a safe and nonthreatening way.
By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 24, 2017
State bar trustees take action in July meeting
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