Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession (Feb 23, 2022)

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

• "Are There Enough Alternative Admission Programs at Law Schools?," Law.com

• "Suffolk Law Adds Free 'Prelaw Pipeline' Summer Program for Diverse Students," Law.com

• "U.S. law students to receive anti-bias training after ABA passes new rule," Reuters

• "Loan counseling and cross-cultural competency programing will be required from ABA-accredited law schools," ABA Journal

• "Making lactating mothers pump in bathroom stall is not OK, ABA says," Reuters

• "Professor's Anti-Asian Slur Creates Stir at Georgetown Law," Inside Higher Ed

• "The Future of Workplace Equality," The Recorder

• "Mary Smith is first Native American to become ABA president-elect nominee," ABA Journal

• "The Law School Curriculum And The Movement For Black Lives," TaxProf Blog

• "SRA Urges Measures to Improve Law Firm Culture," Law.com International

• "Dentons enhances parental leave policy to promote inclusivity and as a recruiting and retention tool," Canadian Lawyer

• "McGill law students strike; Osgoode students demand equitable learning as in-person classes resume," The Lawyer's Daily

• "Do Black Lawyers Matter To The Legal Profession?: Applying An Antiracism Paradigm To Eliminate Barriers To Licensure For Future Black Lawyers," TaxProf Blog

• "As Rooney Rule Faces Scrutiny, How Will Law Firms' Mansfield Rule Fare?," The American Lawyer

• "More Black Women Are Leading U.S. Law Schools And Changing The Conversation On Race And Gender," TaxProf Blog

• "Finnegan Taps DC Partner as First Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer," The National Law Journal

• "Mintz to Provide Paid Leave for Miscarriage and Failed Surrogacy, Adoption or Fertility Treatment," The American Lawyer

• "Law students face mandatory bias training under proposed ABA rule," Reuters

• "Actively Achieving Greater Racial Equity In The Law School Classroom," TaxProf Blog

• "Ahead of the Curve: Exploring the Diverse Approaches of Recent Law School DEI Programs," Law.com

• "Law Schools Need To Get Serious About The Work Of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion," TaxProf Blog

• "Black Women in Law Feel Pride and Frustration Ahead of Court Nominee," The New York Times

• "Supreme Court pick holds import for Black women in the law," Associated Press

• "Top This Big Law: Haynes Boone's New Partners Are 62% Diverse," Bloomberg Law

• "'Major Drivers of Deal Value': Diversity and Inclusion Practices Become Part of Merger Talks," Corporate Counsel

• "Attorneys of Color See Record Jump in Associate Representation," The American Lawyer

• "Black Law Firm Partners Made Paltry Gains in 2021," Bloomberg Law

• "'We Can Move the Needle More if We Work Together': Firms, Businesses, Bar Groups and Law Schools Band Together in New DEI Effort," Law.com

• "Attorneys With Disabilities Claim Role in Big Law Diversity Push," Bloomberg Law

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