Diversity

Podcast with NCWBA’s Katherine Brown: Enlisting “GOOD Guys” in the Institutionalization of Diversity and Inclusion

In a new podcast, part of the Thomson Reuters’ Spotlight Series, Natalie Runyon of the Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law initiative and Gregg Wirth…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 26, 2016

Women’s Advancement in the Law Is All About Business Development, Panel Says

CHICAGO — According to a recent article in The American Lawyer, it will be 2181 before gender parity is achieved among Big Law equity partnership…

Natalie Runyon July 25, 2016

Deloitte’s Predictability & Flexibility Initiative Pays Dividends in Work/Life Balance

Efforts at greater inclusiveness and diversity at law firms, corporate legal departments and other institutions seem to have a stronger impact when part of the…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 21, 2016

Podcast: Mentoring Programs Need Clarity and Support from Law Firm Leaders, Says R3 Group’s Pigott

In a new podcast, part of the Thomson Reuters’ Spotlight Series, Natalie Runyon of the Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law initiative and Gregg Wirth…

Transforming Womens Leadership July 07, 2016

To Promote Advancement, Let Women Lawyers Know Early About Partnership Expectations

  NEW YORK — On June 15, the Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law (TWLL) hosted its second roundtable dinner event in New York City. The roundtable…

Cortney DeBasio Greene June 30, 2016

Q&A with Diversity Lab’s Caren Stacy: Creating a “Returnship” to Bring Women Back into the Legal Profession

By any metric, Caren Ulrich Stacy is an innovator. She co-founded Lawyer Metrics, which helps law firms better understand the value of data analytics, and…

Transforming Womens Leadership June 08, 2016

GapJumpers: Using Blind Auditions to Eliminate Bias in Recruitment & Promotions in Legal

GapJumpers is a hiring website, but one with a unique twist — blind auditions — that is helping erase gender and minority biases that too…

Natalie Runyon May 19, 2016

Legal Community Collaboration: The Key to Opening Business Development Pathways for Women (Part 2)

Earlier this month, in-house counsel and law firm lawyers gathered to discuss how to work together to promote women’s advancement in the law — as…

Transforming Womens Leadership May 18, 2016

5 Ways to Build a Strong Framework for a Diverse & Inclusive Workplace

Whether you’re just starting to build a framework for a more diverse and inclusive work force, or trying to bring new energy and relevance to…

Michelle Wimes May 17, 2016

Legal Community Collaboration: The Key to Open Business Development Pathways for Women (Part 1)

Legal clients increasingly are seeking to have a say not just on how their matters are staffed, but also who gets the credit for their…

Transforming Womens Leadership May 11, 2016

Moving Women Lawyers Forward: Education, Experience & Bias

Why are women lawyers not succeeding in the legal profession in proportion to the number of women graduating from law school? By this time —…

Kimberly Johnson May 05, 2016

Eliminating Gender Biases in Your Legal Organization’s Performance Evaluations

Most leaders in the legal profession would agree with Katherine Phillips of Columbia University Business School, when she said: “[s]ocially diverse groups… are more innovative…

Andrea S. Kramer & Alton B. Harris April 28, 2016