ABA Profile on the Legal Profession looks at judicial diversity
ABA JOURNAL — It’s been 94 years since Genevieve Rose Cline became the first female federal judge, and 77 years since President Harry Truman appointed the first Black federal judge, Irvin Charles Mollison. Decades later, judicial diversity remains an ongoing concern.
Read More about ABA Profile on the Legal Profession looks at judicial diversityFort Worth’s EnVision Center helps high school students get an early look at the legal profession
CITY OF FORT WORTH — Sixteen Fort Worth juniors and seniors completed an immersive summer program designed to prepare them for careers in the legal profession. Fort Worth’s EnVision Center, in collaboration with the L. Clifford Davis Legal Association, presented the third annual Aspiring Young Lawyers Summer Camp, July 18-22.
Read More about Fort Worth’s EnVision Center helps high school students get an early look at the legal professionSurvey: Women leave law firms because of culture
REUTERS — Indeed, the vast majority of women surveyed – 90% – cited their workplace culture as the main reason for quitting, with 82% blaming lack of flexibility and work/life balance and 74% pointing to lack of career trajectory.
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ABA JOURNAL — Attorneys generally choose a law firm based on prestige, salary, location and future goals. But today, many are adding another criterion to the list: wellness programs. Self-care, which used to be a foreign concept to law firms, has finally entered the conversation.
Read More about Law firms use wellness programs to recruit new talentOpinion: How the bar exam creates barriers to entry in the legal profession
BLOOMBERG — Should law school applicants still have to take the LSAT? A proposal by a committee of the American Bar Association would eliminate the longstanding rule that accredited law schools must require prospective students to take a “valid and reliable test” as part of the application process. If the LSAT is axed, maybe the…
Read More about Opinion: How the bar exam creates barriers to entry in the legal professionNumber of legal jobs increase by 92,300 in June
ABA JOURNALS — The legal services sector added 3,000 jobs in June, according to seasonally adjusted, preliminary figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More about Number of legal jobs increase by 92,300 in JuneHow the past two years have affected legal talent development
ABA JOURNAL — At the end of November, the 2022 Report on the State of the Legal Market: A Challenging Road to Recovery noted, “all law firms were edging dangerously close to losing almost one-quarter of their associates in 2021.” That statistic reflects just how drastic—and rapid—the change in the talent landscape has been during the pandemic.…
Read More about How the past two years have affected legal talent developmentLegal sector reaches highest number of jobs since 2007
REUTERS — The U.S. legal services sector now has more total jobs than it had when the count hit its previous high point in 2007 shortly before the Great Recession, according to U.S. Labor Department data released Friday.
Read More about Legal sector reaches highest number of jobs since 2007What practicing law looks like two years into the COVID-19 pandemic
HARVARD LAW TODAY — When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the global economy to a near halt in March 2020, lawyers — like everyone else — wondered how the crisis would affect not only their health and personal lives but also their work lives.
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BENZINGA — Leopard Solutions’ just released Women Leaving Law report provides vital insights to law firms on how to create more equitable workplace cultures to ensure the retention of women lawyers at all levels.
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