Diversity

Women Helping Women: Paying It Forward Is Priceless

Within the past month, I have been reminded on two occasions about the importance of paying it forward to help other women within the legal…

Lynda A. Bennett January 23, 2017

White Paper: Nudging Law Firms to Hire & Promote More Women

Hiring, developing and promoting female attorneys has been a priority at law firms nationwide for almost a generation. Yet despite these well-intentioned efforts, the law continues…

Thomson Reuters Institute January 18, 2017

White Paper: What Makes a Star Lawyer?

What makes a star lawyer? Or more precisely, what attributes does a lawyer need to possess to be considered by his or her clients to…

Thomson Reuters Institute January 10, 2017

Gaveling the Glass Ceiling: Applauding our Progress & Looking at the Road Ahead

For our January issue of “Gaveling the Glass Ceiling,” we herald in the new year — 2017 — as we applaud the progress we’ve made…

Charlotte Rushton January 09, 2017

What Law Firms are Looking for in Well-Rounded Lawyers

We in the legal profession — especially those of us in Big Law — have always been very clear about our criteria for what kind…

Dr. Larry Richard December 19, 2016

Thankful for Diversity’s Progress, Hopeful for More

By now the bar exam season is ending and with that we welcome the holidays, kicked off by Thanksgiving — a holiday filled with turkey,…

Marcos Ramirez Esq. December 09, 2016

Gaveling the Glass Ceiling: Celebrating Male Colleagues Who Are Champions of Women in Law

For the December issue of “Gaveling the Glass Ceiling,” we shine the spotlight on our male colleagues, particularly those who participated in our recent event, Engaging Male…

Charlotte Rushton December 01, 2016

Engaging Male Champions Panel: Eliminating the Unconscious Bias & Implementing Change

NEW YORK — A packed room with more than 70 attendees from across the law firm and in-house legal department spectrum gathered on November 17…

Eileen P. Kelly November 22, 2016

Q&A with Gabrielle Lyse Brown: City Bar Hopes Much More Detailed Benchmarking Report Will Drive Diversity Improvement

Quantifying diversity has become a big challenge for the legal industry as the numbers of women or minority lawyers entering the upper echelons of law…

Transforming Womens Leadership November 16, 2016

Podcast: Katia Bloom on SunLaw, a Group for Women In-House Attorneys

Katia Bloom, Associate General Counsel for ForgeRock, talks about SunLaw, a group for women in-house attorneys, with Natalie Runyon, of Thomson Reuters' Transforming Women's Leadership…

Transforming Womens Leadership November 10, 2016

Gaveling the Glass Ceiling: Engaging Male Lawyers is Key to Lowering Barriers to Women’s Advancement in Law

For our November issue of “Gaveling the Glass Ceiling,” we’re highlighting the need for our male colleagues to become engaged in the discussion around how…

Charlotte Rushton November 02, 2016

Is the Legal Industry Falling Fundamentally Short on Engaging Men on the Topic of Women’s Professional Development?

When Thomson Reuters embarked on its journey this year to launch the Transforming Women's Leadership in the Law initiative, the goal was to shift the…

Eileen P. Kelly November 02, 2016