ABA diversity survey shows law firm leadership positions are still mostly held by white men
ABA JOURNAL — White male attorneys continue to constitute the highest percentages of equity partners, non-equity partners and associates at law firms, according to an ABA report released Monday.
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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD — Welcoming 54 1L students from law schools around the country, Jones Day’s Dallas Office hosted the Fifth Annual Perspectives and Pathways 1L Diversity Conference on April 8 and 9.
Read More about Law firm hosts diversity conference for first-year law students from across the countryGift to UConn Law to support diversity fund
UCONN TODAY — Jamie Fleckner and Sarah Fleckner, both members of the Class of 1998, remember a sense of community when they attended the UConn School of Law, which has inspired them to support the law school.
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Sixty-four Black attorneys throughout Texas virtually took part in the Dean’s Diversity Dialogue: Texas Big Law, Black Law Partner/Corporate Counsel Summit on April 25 to discuss recruitment and retention of, and collaboration among Texas Black lawyers. Studies show that Black attorneys make up only 4.7% of the legal profession and…
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — In its third year, Miami Law is offering its Summer Legal Academy three-week program to expose diverse high school and college students to the law school experience to open a window to pursuing careers in the legal field.
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REUTERS — New data shows that nearly half of the top lawyers appointed at the 500 biggest companies in the U.S. in 2021 were female, a sign of some diversity progress across large corporate legal departments.
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REUTERS — Recent moves by the American Bar Association to require bias training for law students and beef up law school diversity and inclusion rules have disturbed some conservative lawyers who say the accrediting body has overstepped its role and is imposing a specific ideology on future lawyers.
Read More about Some conservative lawyers question new ABA diversity standards for law schoolsNew pipeline program at St. Louis area law schools aims to increase diversity in the legal profession
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL — A new initiative led by the Mound City Bar Foundation is intended to support the development of a strong pipeline of Black law students at St. Louis law schools, aiming to promote equity in the legal profession and retain diverse talent in the region.
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S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — The S.J. Quinney College of Law, along with the Law School Admissions Council, recently hosted a conference for law school deans focused on the topics of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Read More about University of Utah Law co-hosts diversity, equity, and inclusion conference for law school deansUniversity of Virginia Law assistant dean Jennifer Hulvey and student Sanjeev Kumar honored for excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion
UVA TODAY — The University’s Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion established the award in 2010 – with President Emeritus Casteen being the first recipient – to honor members of the UVA community whose commitment to, and passion for, diversity includes the ability to create a setting that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion.
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