Legal profession hires more diverse pool of lawyers during talent shortage
BLOOMBERG LAW — Many Big Law firms have cast a wider net to find lawyers to fill the roles. They’ve looked outside of typical recruitment criteria—a degree from a top school like Harvard or Yale, perfect grades, and experience at another major firm—in a rush to boost headcount.
Read More about Legal profession hires more diverse pool of lawyers during talent shortagePenn Law hosts California Supreme Court justice Goodwin Liu for discussion of bias
PENN STATE — In almost every organizational setting, leaders have been grappling with issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The terms “implicit bias” and “structural bias” have become familiar in these discussions, but the concepts aren’t always well-defined. The Provost’s Lecture on Diversity joined with the Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law to host Justice Goodwin…
Read More about Penn Law hosts California Supreme Court justice Goodwin Liu for discussion of biasVillanova Law Black Law Students Association launches newsletter on equity in the law
THE VILLANOVAN — The executive board of Villanova’s Black Law Students Association- Undergraduate Chapter (formerly known as Pre-Law BLSA) recently launched a new section in the Pre-Law newsletter titled “Equity in the Law.” Alex Karlesses, the University’s pre-law advisor, worked with the students to actualize this new initiative, and the Association also shared a bit…
Read More about Villanova Law Black Law Students Association launches newsletter on equity in the lawAn interview with Harvard Law assistant dean for community engagement, equity, and belonging Monica Monroe
HARVARD LAW TODAY — Monica Monroe’s penchant for advocacy began at a young age. The daughter of a white mother and Black father growing up outside Pittsburgh, PA in the 1970s, she vividly recalls a night out with her family when she was about seven years old. “I remember going out to dinner one night and noticing…
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NEWS@THEU — It’s been called the hashtag that changed the Oscars. After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded all 20 acting nominations for the 2015 Oscars to white actors, activist April Reign tweeted “#OscarsSoWhite they asked to touch my hair,” igniting a social justice campaign that shined a spotlight on the lack of diversity…
Read More about University of Miami Law hosts panel on representation of women in the entertainment industryUniversity of Missouri Law professor David Mitchell to collaborate on research project on equity in education
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — Congratulations to Enid Schatz, Public Health department chair and professor, and Michelle Teti, associate department chair and associate professor, who received a $300,000 Transforming Academia for Equity research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Read More about University of Missouri Law professor David Mitchell to collaborate on research project on equity in educationYale Law Women study shows top firms in advancement, diversity, and culture
ABA JOURNAL — There is some good news to celebrate, as women and people of color continue to progress in the legal field, according to Yale Law Women’s Top Firms Report for 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court will no longer made up of a majority of white men after the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. And…
Read More about Yale Law Women study shows top firms in advancement, diversity, and culturePenn Law professor Maureen Reilly discusses neurodiversity in the legal profession
PENN LAW — In the most recent bulletin published by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Maureen Reilly, Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Office of Career Strategy, reviewed Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals by Haley Moss. In her review, Reilly amplifies the importance of understanding neurodiversity in the legal…
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WWLP — There is a new effort to foster diversity in our justice system with Thursday night’s kick-off event for the “Future Lawyers of Springfield.”
Read More about Western New England Law co-hosts event to foster diversity in the legal professionPenn Law professor Maureen Reilly discusses neurodiversity in the legal profession
PENN LAW — In the most recent bulletin published by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Maureen Reilly, Associate Dean and Executive Director of the Office of Career Strategy, reviewed Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals by Haley Moss.
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