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Water Cooler Talk: Bias Lessons From 'Partner Track'

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According to a 2020 “Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms” from the National Association for Law Placement, only 10% of all law firm partners are people of color. Of all associates, 12% are Asian Americans, 5% are Black, and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Global Financial Institutions Legal Departments Share D&I Successes and Lessons Learned

In 2020, during the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, a rapid succession of events forced Americans to take a hard look in the mirror regarding systemic racism. Profound national conversations ensued. Many in the financial...more

Baker Donelson

Be Kind But Firm: Standing Up Against Implicit Bias as An Attorney

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"Be kind but firm." This is advice I received from a judge for whom I clerked when I asked for his guidance on how to deal with what I perceived to be implicit bias while deposing an opposing party's expert. The expert, a...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Fourth Circuit Says Law Firm Equity Partner Is Not an Employee for Title VII Purposes

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination based on a range of protected classifications. However, Title VII only applies to employment relationships and cannot be used by contractors,...more

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In the Spotlight: Diversity and Inclusion-Focused Client Development Efforts

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The national conversation about racism and the need for social justice reached a boiling point after the death of George Floyd in May. Since then, law firms have been ramping efforts around what they can do to demonstrate...more

Baker Donelson

A Conversation Between Our Editors: Pandemic Partners to Rely Upon

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We have all been facing historically unprecedented times as so many challenges and pressures have converged in 2020. Everyone has been impacted in some manner and one thing that everyone has struggled with is how to remain...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

ASG LegalTech CEO Soumya Nettimi Talks Covid, Racial Injustice and The Future of Legal Payments: On Record PR

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina F. Rubel, Esq., Founder and CEO of Furia Rubel Communications, goes on record with Soumya Nettimi, the CEO of ASG LegalTech, a legal technology business that includes three leading...more

International Lawyers Network

Keep Showing Up

“Keep Showing Up” is a phrase that Des Linden, an American long distance runner, and winner of the Boston Marathon, repeats often. It’s a mantra that I use in my own running, particularly as I come back from injury and need...more

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