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By Charlotte Johnstone | June 12, 2023
Ropes & Gray, Trowers & Hamlins and Cooley topped the ranking of the UK equity partnerships with the most women, but wider progress at the top level has stalled.
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By Paul Hodkinson | June 6, 2023
The more law firm leaders I encounter, the more I believe the main problem is the built-in structural issue that causes relatively diversified annual junior intakes to experience alarming dropout rates further down the line.
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By Jack Womack | June 2, 2023
As the industry marks Pride Month, Alexander Fessas shares his thoughts on LGBTQIA inclusion within the legal industry.
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By Christopher Niesche | May 14, 2023
Advocates hope the move will narrow the pay differential between men and women.
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By Christopher Niesche | May 8, 2023
David Brewster says the work undertaken by his corporate legal teams has gotten more sophisticated, and he tries to keep "much of the juicy stuff" in-house because "it's what people want to work on, what they get out of bed for."
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By Rose Walker | April 11, 2023
From menopause to fertility, major law firms are slowly getting over the embarrassment factor to improve female retention.
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By Christopher Niesche | April 4, 2023
Tuanh Nguyen also advises on diversity and inclusion.
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By Paul Hodkinson | March 27, 2023
Fieldfisher's Millie Hawes has faced patronising behaviour and awkward jokes in an industry still sadly lacking in disabled diversity.
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By Charlotte Johnstone | March 20, 2023
The programme is 'essentially the equivalent of being offered a training contract in your first year of university' and will award three Brunel students with scholarships annually.
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By Gail J. Cohen | March 16, 2023
May Cheng spent almost 30 years at some of Canada's biggest firms but now wants to do things her way.
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By Amanda O'Brien | February 20, 2024
Law firms and partners may struggle to deliver appropriate guidance to rising attorneys while keeping diversity, equity, and inclusion standards in mind. But getting it wrong has real costs.
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By Dan Roe | February 16, 2024
Ramla Farzad joined as senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion at the end of January.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 13, 2024
"New Jersey's Puerto Rican community adds to the unique diversity of our state," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "Arianna has dedicated much of her career and spare time to serving the Puerto Rican community, having deep familial ties in the region. Puerto Rico has so much to offer, and I am thrilled to witness the collaboration that Arianna and the commission will build on between our two regions."
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 13, 2024
Sharon Jones, a Haynes and Boone partner in Dallas and the firm's chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, faces a breach of fiduciary duty cause of action in an adversary action filed in the Chapter 7 of diversity consulting company Jones Diversity.
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By Christine Charnosky | February 12, 2024
AccessLex is not shying away from including "racial" and "ethnic" in its description because of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. According to Aaron Taylor, executive director of the AccessLex Institute, "They neither endorsed them nor forbid them."
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By Amanda Bronstad | February 6, 2024
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules on Tuesday heard public comments on its proposed Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1, the first rule governing multidistrict litigation.
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By Cassandre Coyer | February 2, 2024
After three days of Legalweek, it was clear that not only was the conference getting bigger, but the industry too.
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By Isha Marathe | February 2, 2024
In one of the most informative events of Legalweek 2024, the Blacks United in Legal Tech (BUiLT) organization talked about how the community can carve a path forward in what still remains a largely white, male tech landscape.
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By Maria Dinzeo | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 1, 2024
"I think what gets in the way is fear. If you're going to advance an interest like diversity in our profession, you have to have some courage," said Akshay Verma, a former legal ops chief at Meta and Coinbase.
13 minute read
By Avalon Zoppo | January 31, 2024
Eleventh Circuit's consideration follows the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of race-conscious college admissions policies.
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