Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color

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Nonprofit Clients at Kramer Levin & TrustLaw Legal Clinic Discuss Value of Legal Assistance

To commemorate last month’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel partnered with Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw to provide…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color February 12, 2020

Luminating Latina Lawyers: Judge Lourdes Ventura’s Inspirational Journey to New York State Supreme Court Judge

For Judge Lourdes Ventura, who was recently elected to the New York Supreme Court’s 11th Judicial District after presiding in the New York City Civil…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 19, 2019

New Podcast: Black BigLaw Pipeline — How One Group of Black Attorneys are Advancing Diversity

Law firms are hiring more people of color but are less successful at retaining them, according to the recent Vault Diversity Survey. More than 22%…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 16, 2019

Torys’ Cornell Wright Shares the Secret to His Success: Fully Engage in the Community & Don’t Limit Yourself

Cornell Wright, Partner and Co-Head of the M&A corporate practice at the Canadian law firm Torys, wanted to be a lawyer as far back as…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color December 03, 2019

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Podcast — Career Transitions from Legal Career to Business

Niki Khoshzamir, CEO of Practice Pro, and David Morrow, start-up adviser for emerging industries, both transitioned from practicing lawyers into business roles within the last…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color November 26, 2019

For Legal Employers: How to Minimize the Impact of Double-Barreled Bias Affecting Women of Color Attorneys

Kristen D. Hardy, legal counsel at a Fortune 1000 manufacturing corporation based in the U.S., recently wrote Don’t Forget about Women Lawyers of Color in…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color November 11, 2019

Luminating Latina Lawyers: Meet Paulina Vera, a Contributor to our New Quarterly Series

The Legal Executive Institute Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color is proud to announce the launch of the Luminating Latina Lawyers (LLL) quarterly content…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color October 09, 2019

Paulette Mastin: UK Legal Employers Can Do More to Advance the Careers of Lawyers of Color

Paulette Mastin, Counsel at Linklaters within the Capital Markets practice, started her career with an investment bank but found her calling to the law when…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color October 08, 2019

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Launches Video Series with Paula Edgar (Part 2)

Paula Edgar, Partner at Inclusion Strategy Solutions LLC, provides innovative and strategic solutions for organizational diversity efforts, intercultural competence initiatives, sexual harassment prevention, and EEO…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color September 24, 2019

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color Launches Video Series with Paula Edgar (Part 1)

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color September 10, 2019

New Podcast: Encouraging Diversity and Inclusion by Treating People as Unique Individuals

In our new podcast, Natalie Runyon, Director of Enterprise Content for Thomson Reuters Legal Executive Institute and content strategist for the Next Gen Leadership: Advancing…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color August 22, 2019

Dentons’ NextTalent Strategy: A Radical Investment in its Next Gen Talent

Recently, Dentons announced its NextTalent initiative alongside its NextLaw Labs brand to prepare its workforce for the next generation of lawyering. The endeavor is bringing…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color July 16, 2019