Diversity
Why You Should Insist on Diversity in Your Law Practice
News
Both the perception of and reality for women attorneys is disheartening.
Biglaw Firm Forms Mental Health Task Force
News
Reed Smith has announced a global Mental Health Task Force to help Reed Smith’s team address mental health issues as they arise.
The Biggest Supreme Court Cases to Watch in 2020
News
The Supreme Court will hear a slate of highly charged disputes when the justices return to the bench in the new year and resume one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory.
Littler Launches Nonbinary Gender Inclusiveness and Identification Initiative
News
Littler has launched an initiative to advance nonbinary gender inclusiveness within the firm.
Law Schools With the Greatest Resources for Women
News
The findings are based on school reported data — the percent of the student body that are women — and student surveys.
Survey: Workplace Equality, Mental Health and Brexit are Top Concerns of European Employers
Insight
Littler reports the survey found that improving workplace equality is top-of-mind for European employers, and most respondents are moving to address equal pay and workplace harassment.
Pay Gap, Lack of Credit Push Women Out of Law Firms, Study Says
News
The study found that women cited the level of stress at work, care-taking commitments, and the firm’s emphasis on marketing as negative factors.
Redgrave LLP Leaders Named 2019 ‘Women Worth Watching’ by Journal
News
Redgrave LLP partners Mathea K.E. Bulander and Christine P. Payne and Redgrave managing director Staci D. Kaliner were named to the 2019 “Women Worth Watching” list.
Ex-Hershey In-House Lawyer Barred From Suing on Race, Gender Bias Claims
News
Kurt L. Ehresman, a 52-year-old white man, worked as Hershey’s senior counsel for global intellectual property until Hershey told him it was eliminating his position.
Davis Polk Hit With Bias, Retaliation Suit by Black Lawyer
News
Kaloma Cardwell alleges the firm denied him job assignments and then fired him.
Jones Day Women Point to Managing Partner’s ‘Totalitarian Grip’
News
Six female former Jones Day lawyers claims the managing partner backs his “totalitarian grip” on Jones Day with a “no whining policy.”
Biglaw Partner’s Reply-All Snafu Reveals Insensitive Comments
News
The firm’s administrators quickly sent their own email distancing themselves from David Stratton’s off-color comments.
George Medlock, Jr. Joins Bradley as Director of Inclusion and Diversity
News
George D. Medlock, Jr. has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as a partner and as the firm’s first director of inclusion and diversity.
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch Calls LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Case ‘Really Close’
News
Justice Neil M. Gorsuch also spoke of a “massive social upheaval” if the court were to rule for the LGBTQ employees.
Standing Up for Justice: Challenging the Erosion of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion
Event, Oct. 10, 2019
Duane Morris and the Bar Association of San Francisco cordially invite you to the 7th Annual Citywide Diversity and Inclusion Networking Event and Panel Discussion on: Standing Up for Justice: Challenging the Erosion of Civil Rights, Diversity and Inclusion.
Two Bars: A History of African American Legal Advocacy in the Bay Area
Event
Duane Morris and the Charles Houston Bar Association will hold a CLE program, “Two Bars: A History of African American Legal Advocacy in the Bay Area,” on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, in San Francisco.
Jones Day Ex-Partner Settles Suit Over ‘Fraternity’ Culture
News
Wendy Moore’s suit claimed the firm’s leadership retaliated against her after she voiced misgivings about its culture, pay transparency, and treatment of female attorneys.
IADC Announces Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program as Inaugural Winner of Diversity and Inclusion Award
News
The International Association of Defense Counsel announces the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program as the recipient of the first IADC Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Webinar: Understanding Women’s Conflict in the Legal Workplace and the Bias That Built It
Webinar, June 13, 2019
Speakers Andrea Kramer and Alton Harris will provide real-world advice and tactics for how both women and men in the legal profession can avoid workplace conflict and overcome deeply rooted biases in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
Morrison & Foerster Trims Some Female Attorneys’ Claims, For Now
News
The women are part of a proposed nationwide class action filed in April 2018.
