By Karen Sloan | March 18, 2021
The number of Black editors-in-chief at flagship law reviews was fairly stagnant until 2013. This year, eight top law reviews have elected their first-ever Black editor.
By Karen Sloan | March 15, 2021
Black law faculty say they hope the viral video of two adjunct law professors discussing the performance of Black students will be a "moment of reckoning" for the school.
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By Law.com Contributing Editors | March 11, 2021
"Since I've transitioned, within about 12 months, my book of business went to zero and I had to scrape for billable hours," said DJ Healey, a senior principal at Fish & Richardson in Houston.
By Karen Sloan | March 11, 2021
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor has vowed to investigate a video conversation between two adjunct professors in which one laments what she describes as the poor performance of Black students.
By Patrick Smith | March 10, 2021
"As we were digging into this, we found that management felt more included in the process, while people lower on the chain felt less so," Jennifer Johnson, CEO of Calibrate Legal, said.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 5, 2021
"It's a signal to judges across the country that this can be done," said Kimpson, of Motley Rice, about his appointment by U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs to a team of 12 lawyers in the Blackbaud data breach MDL, centered in South Carolina. MDL appointments have often been criticized as lacking in diversity.
By Amanda Bronstad | March 3, 2021
U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs instructed lawyers to consider a diverse team to lead about 20 lawsuits against Blackbaud. Five weeks later, she followed through.
By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles | February 19, 2021
Akin Gump partners Jaelyn Edwards Judelson and Estela Diaz discuss the firm's online sessions for minority law students that center on breaking into Big Law, and what to expect once they get there.
By Frank Ready | February 18, 2021
Legal departments are attempting to hold outside providers accountable for improving the diversity and inclusion on display within their ranks. However, many in-house teams may still be in the early stages of harvesting the data necessary to effectively track those efforts while also attempting to seek out new, minority-owned providers to engage.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 17, 2021
"It's just taking our efforts to the next level," Zakiyyah Salim-Williams, chief diversity officer at Gibson Dunn, said.
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