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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.
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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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By Riley Brennan | January 26, 2024
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By Cedra Mayfield | January 26, 2024
The State Bar of Georgia tracks grievances filed and sanctions brought against its lawyer-members but does not track the ethnicity of those cited.
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By Dan Packel | January 25, 2024
A new book by sociologist and former Wilmer associate Kevin Woodson sheds light on two recent cases in the news by highlighting the "racial discomfort" that Black employees experience in predominantly white workplaces.
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