By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | June 30, 2023
In this week's Legal Speak episode, Lloyd Freeman, chief diversity officer at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, discusses where Big Law firms are moving the needle the most when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion—as well as where they're continuing to fall short.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Caren Ulrich Stacy, Sandra Yamate and Leslie Davis | June 30, 2023
More than 40 labor and employment attorneys along with leaders of several organizations focused on diversity in the legal industry have issued a call to action for firms to remain steadfast in their diversity efforts in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling ending affirmative action in universities.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Amie Santos | June 29, 2023
Amie Santos, a recent diversity director at an Am Law 100 firm, discusses how law firms can act fast to reaffirm their diversity efforts.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Jeremy T. Saks | June 28, 2023
This year alone, an unprecedented amount of legislation has been introduced throughout the country targeting expression and speech rights affecting the LGBTQ+ community. Now is a critical time for the legal industry to use its power, influence, and resources to support the LGBTQ+ community, both collectively and individually.
By Michael A. Mora | June 26, 2023
"I hope what people gather from this press conference is a united community of attorneys and professionals from all walks of life and backgrounds who are coming together because they value diversity," said Dwayne Robinson, the chair of the Judicial Diversity Initiative.
National Law Journal | Commentary
By Roberta Kaplan and Brandon Trice | June 26, 2023
Given the current environment, we cannot turn a blind eye to the disturbing uptick in anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric spreading across the country right now.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | June 23, 2023
In this week's episode, Dru Levasseur, the director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, shares how experiencing discrimination early in his legal career led him to become a DE&I advocate.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 20, 2023
In multidistrict litigation dockets created in 2022, about 13% of plaintiffs lawyers appointed to leadership posts were not white, according to Law.com's exclusive data. That's down from the 16% in 2021, and 14% in 2020, but up from 2016 to 2019, when white attorneys dominated with 95% of appointments.
By Jane Wester | June 14, 2023
The task force will be led by former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison chairman Brad Karp.
By Charles Toutant | June 13, 2023
"Shannon Phillips is very grateful that the jury saw the truth of what happened," plaintiff lawyer Laura Mattiacci said of the verdict.
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