Jones Day is responding to a gender bias lawsuit with a statement that cites an “inclusive culture” and a partnership that includes 240 women.
A $200 million lawsuit filed April…
Apr 10, 2019 9:01 AM CDT
Morrison & Foerster has filed a sanctions motion alleging that the law firm that sued it for alleged “mommy track” gender bias added a plaintiff, despite a warning that she…
Apr 10, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
In a new survey of millennial lawyers, 47.1% say workloads have increased since compensation increases for associates rippled across BigLaw. And a significant portion of millennials would be willing to…
Apr 4, 2019 3:01 PM CDT
A $200 million lawsuit filed Wednesday against Jones Day alleges that female associates are discriminated against based on gender, pregnancy and maternity.
Apr 4, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
A former federal prosecutor who was an equity partner at Mayer Brown has been elected the new mayor of Chicago in a landslide victory against her runoff opponent.
A “kickass…
Apr 3, 2019 3:07 PM CDT
ABA President Bob Carlson sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, urging members to support the Equality Act of 2019, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of…
Apr 2, 2019 4:04 PM CDT
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison took a hit on social media in December when a partnership promotion photo appeared to show just one woman and 11 white men. Now, the firm is finding vindication in a recent report by the nonprofit Lawyers of Color.
Apr 2, 2019 1:14 PM CDT
Paula Davis-Laack had a fast-paced commercial real estate practice before the recession hit.
Davis-Laack was so busy that she would down a few peanuts for lunch and live off an…
Apr 2, 2019 7:00 AM CDT
In South Fulton, Georgia, black women account for the entirety of the municipal court staff. They bring a different perspective to implement innovative programming that can help ease often-strained community relationships.
Apr 1, 2019 2:05 AM CDT
The women of South Fulton (foreground, from left): LaDawn Jones, Lakesiya Cofield, Viveca Famber-Powell, interim police Chief Sheila Rogers; (background, from left): clerk Kerry Stephens, Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, chief clerk Ramona Howard, clerk Tiffany Kinslow. Photo by Reginald Duncan/Cranium LLC.
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Charla Claypool, a member of the litigation department of Lewis Rice in St. Louis, notes her work mentoring and guiding youth, especially at-risk young women.
Apr 1, 2019 1:50 AM CDT
Charla Claypool: “Some might say the odds were against me.” Photo by Lewis Rice.
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Margaret Cassidy connected with other female attorneys in solo and small-firm practice in Washington, D.C., and brought them together to discuss their businesses, share successes and provide referrals. Now, more than six years later, her group, the League of Women Lawyers, has more than 100 members who communicate weekly via email and meet regularly for happy hours.
Apr 1, 2019 12:50 AM CDT
Corrected: A black lawyer with the Maryland Legal Aid said he has started carrying his business card with him after a sheriff’s deputy at the courthouse mistook him for a…
Mar 27, 2019 10:07 AM CDT
Three Texas lawyers have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that mandatory membership in the State Bar of Texas violates their First Amendment right against coerced speech.
The March 6…
Mar 12, 2019 10:20 AM CDT
A black associate has filed a lawsuit claiming that her North Carolina law firm uses minorities as “diversity props” to impress clients and also misrepresents its inclusiveness to potential employees.
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Mar 6, 2019 11:35 AM CST
Kenneth Imo spent years playing college football for Southern Methodist University, working his way up in the U.S. Air Force and leading the charge for diversity in two international law firms. Imo mined his experiences for his book,
Fix It: How History, Sports, and Education Can Inform Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Today.
Mar 6, 2019 7:05 AM CST