American Lawyer’s 2023 Diversity Scorecard finds that law firms are becoming more diverse
Law.com — Diversity advancements face roadblocks amid anti-DEI laws and the possible end of affirmative action. Law firm diversity professionals are looking to defend and continue those gains.
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Law.com — Recruiting firm BarkerGilmore recently released their annual compensation report which found that in-house attorneys who went to a Top 50 law school earn an average of 30% more than those attending schools ranked 100 or lower.
Read More about Study looks at how the pedigree of law schools impacts graduate payCalifornia State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct to craft guidance on AI in the legal profession
EINPRESSWIRE — Ruben Duran, chair of the bar’s board of trustees, formally asked the Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, better known as COPRAC, to draft guidance for lawyers or potentially an advisory opinion by November. Regenerative AI “has already changed the way that many lawyers practice law,” Duran said during a regularly scheduled board meeting…
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ABA JOURNALS — The State Bar of California’s board of trustees on Friday asked members of a blue-ribbon commission who backed a proposal to bypass the bar exam to develop their proposals further. The full Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam had deadlocked on whether would-be lawyers should be able to…
Read More about California Bar trustees offer support for alternative law licensing proposalsHow understanding cognitive bias helps promote a more just legal system
FORBES — Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, the behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and vulnerable to both explicit and implicit biases. Cognitive biases, as they are known, can significantly impact legal matters such as employment law, jury selection, public procurement, criminal…
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THE DAILY RECORD — Our industry has seen concerning associate attrition over the past few years, highlighting associate retention as a significant market pressure on firms going forward. Law firms are struggling to attract and retain dedicated, motivated, reliable associates who are truly ready for practice. Adding to the frustration of many firm leaders: increased…
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KALW — “The more the profession looks like America, the more likely a lawyer is… any given person is likely to be able to understand or find a lawyer who is not only culturally competent, but fluent in their culture”. But the profession does not look like America. According to data collected by the American Bar…
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ABA JOURNAL — ChatGPT and other conversational artificial intelligence built with large language models could radically change how the legal industry operates, giving early adopters a major advantage. For instance, conversational AI can automate routine tasks such as document review and contract analysis for lawyers, and help them perform legal research and writing much more…
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ABOVE THE LAW — Those firms thinking along those lines don’t want to be outliers and are hoping to see others thinking similarly.
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THE NATIONAL JURIST — The overall median first-year base associate salary as of Jan. 1 saw over a 21% increase from 2021, according to the National Association for Law Placement’s 2023 Associate Salary Survey report. The median salary was $200,000 showing about a $35,000 increase. Law offices in firms of more than 250 lawyers accounted for about…
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