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Law Firms Still Favor White Male Attorneys, New Book Claims

Summary: BCG Attorney Search founder Harrison Barnes has released a landmark new book,  “Law Firm Diversity: How Race, Gender, Age, Social…

How Does Unconscious Bias Negatively Affect Diversity and Inclusion?

Summary: Law firms lack racial minorities and women, and one expert claims this is because of unconscious bias.  Studies have…

New York Bar Association Pushes for Transparency, Diversity Initiatives

Summary: The New York Bar Association has released a transparency report on diversity and female attorney staffing.  A recent report…

How Can Law Firms Hire and Retain More Diverse Attorneys?

Summary: How can law firms increase the number of minority attorneys? Leading recruiter Harrison Barnes has some insights. Firms actively want to…

Will $180,000 First Year Associate Salaries Hurt Diversity in Big Law?

Summary: Bloomberg Law speculates that the Big Law associate salary raises may lead to increased billable hours and decreased mentorship time.…

50 Best Law Firms for Women

Summary: Working Mother and Flex Time Lawyers have released a comprehensive list of the top 50 law firms for women.…

Hidden Recording Devices Found on Harvard Campus

Summary: Harvard Law School is on the hunt for more hidden recording devices after two were found on campus recently.…

New Study Shows Diversity Still Lacking in Law Firms

Summary: The latest Vault survey of 247 law firms showed a glimpse into how the diversity of law firms are…

Law School Professors Mainly from One Voting Party

Summary: A lack of ideological diversity among legal academics and professionals has left a gap in fair representation in all…

Most Diverse Law Firms

Summary: Diversity in law firms is behind the times but law firms have been putting on emphasis on themselves to…

Dentons Welcomes Former General Mills Chief Lawyer

Summary: Roderick “Rick” Palmore is heading back to the law-firm life after working for the past 15 years for corporations…

Asian-Americans Set Goal to Improve Their Ranks in the Legal Field

Summary: There are only 13 Asian-Americans serving as general counsel in Fortune 500 companies, a number that they hope to…