Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Feb 19, 2025)

Recent reports on diversity and inclusion within in law firms, corporations, and the workplace at large.

• "Democratic AGs Defend DEI Against 'Misleading' Trump Directives," Bloomberg Law

• "Trump 'Two Sexes' Order Complicates Employers' Rules on Pronouns," Bloomberg Law

• "Conservative groups call on EEOC to investigate ABA diversity programs," Reuters

• "ABA Hit With Discrimination Claims Over DEI Hiring Programs," Bloomberg Law

• "With DEI Top of Mind, Black Judges Discuss Growing Up During Segregation, Efforts to Diversify the Profession," The Am Law Litigation Daily

• "Black students 'less likely' to pass barristers' training course: UK Bar Standards Board report," Canadian Lawyer

• "Steer Clear of 'Illegal DEI' With Leveling — Not Lifting — Programs," Bloomberg Law

• "ABA opposes any DEI probes into bar associations," Reuters

• "House asserts bar associations' First Amendment rights, says AG's Honors Program should be reinstated," ABA Journal

• "How Ice Miller's Diversity Head Will Navigate Anti-DEI Climate," Law360

• "Retention, Development and 'Empowering Teams': This Am Law 200 Firm's Newest Practice Leader Says Objectives Haven't Changed," The American Lawyer

• "Law Firms See Generational Shift In Leadership In 2024," Law360

• "Transgender Troops Challenge Trump's Military Ban," Law360

• "EEOC Acting Chair Calls for Revoking Gender Identity Guidance," Bloomberg Law

• "Trump Fires EEOC Commissioners, Kneecapping Democrat-Controlled Civil Rights Agency," Corporate Counsel

• "Diversity Lab Alters DEI-Centered Verbiage on Mansfield Certification Website," The American Lawyer

• "Big Law Aims to Make DEI Less Divisive in Trump's Second Term," The American Lawyer

• "Trump Targets 131 Colleges (76 With Law Schools) With Endowments Over $1 Billion For Possible DEI Investigations," TaxProf Blog

• "Christian Legal Group That Helped Topple Roe Shifts Fight to DEI," Bloomberg Law

• "Women, Minority Lawyers Continue Incremental Growth," Law360

• "Report highlights unprecedented diversity in law," Detroit Legal News

• "In-house counsel survey finds drop in diversity prioritization, more lawyers in non-legal roles," Canadian Lawyer

• "Trump diversity order sparks pushback from attorney groups," Reuters

• "Trump's DEI Scrutiny Coming to Bar Associations, Law Schools," Bloomberg Law

• "Trump Orders Federal Scrutiny of Corporate DEI Programs," Bloomberg Law

• "Explainer: Trump says corporate diversity efforts are illegal — but are they?" Reuters

• "Companies Parse What Makes a DEI Program Illegal Under Trump," Bloomberg Law

• "With DEI Rollbacks, Employment Attorneys See Potential for Targeting Corporate Commitment to Equality," Law.com

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