Diversity

Increasingly Important to Clients, Diversity Efforts Now Need Stronger Commitment from Law Firms

ORLANDO, Fla. — Successful diversity efforts require commitment and follow-through from law firms that want to lift roadblocks to success for women, minority, LGBT and…

Gregg Wirth March 02, 2016

Seeking Transformational Results with the Elephants in the Room

A while ago I was thinking about stories to tell at a Women’s Legal conference where our panel was discussing the issues at the intersection…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot February 17, 2016

How Broadly Should We Define Diversity in the AmLaw 200?

The lack of diversity in the American Lawyer 200 law firms has been a troubling issue receiving quite a bit of attention this year. The…

Sameena Kluck February 03, 2016

How to Increase Gender Diversity in Law Firms and Legal Departments

In January, a U.S. Magistrate Judge sanctioned an attorney for telling opposing counsel it wasn’t “becoming of a woman” to raise her voice during a…

Andrea S. Kramer & Alton B. Harris January 27, 2016

Gender Stereotypes and the Biases They Foster Against Women in the Workplace

We all use stereotypes in our daily lives. They allow us to immediately “know” a whole host of things about particular sorts of people because…

Andrea S. Kramer & Alton B. Harris January 13, 2016

FORUM Magazine Exclusive: Ropes & Gray Makes Diversity Part of its DNA

When the US Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision overturning state bans on gay marriage and creating a win for nation-wide diversity efforts, Ropes…

Thomson Reuters Institute December 15, 2015

Video: Diversity, Access to Justice and Driving Change in the Legal Profession — Thomson Reuters’ Susan Taylor Martin Interviews Stanford Law Prof. Deborah Rhode

Thomson Reuters Legal President Susan Taylor Martin recently spoke with author and Stanford Law Professor Deborah Rhode. As director of the Center on the Legal…

Thomson Reuters Institute November 23, 2015

New Thomson Reuters Report Examines Women on UK Company Boards: Where Are We Now?

Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law UK recently published an extract from its upcoming trends report Annual Reporting and AGMs 2015, What’s Market Practice?, which to be…

Sameena Kluck November 10, 2015

7 Actions to Achieve a More Profitable Multi-Generational Workforce

Currently overall about 70% of leaders and managers are male — mostly Baby Boomers and the older half of Gen X. The agitating about Millennials…

Phyllis Weiss Haserot October 15, 2015

Overcoming Challenges to In-House Pro Bono: Time Limitations

While in-house pro bono has expanded exponentially in recent years, many legal departments have yet to adopt a formal pro bono program or develop opportunities…

Eve Runyon September 30, 2015

Law Firm Leaders, GCs Lament Lack of Impact in Diversity Despite Strong Efforts

“We can, and should, do better.” This comment, by Ahmed Davis, the national chair of Fish & Richardson’s diversity initiative, highlights the continuing challenges of…

Sameena Kluck August 12, 2015

Badass Butterfly Tactic #2: Injecting Positive Jolts into Performance Reviews

  Shhhh. Stop and listen closely. Do you hear that? It’s the collective groan of lawyers all over the country as performance review season descends…

Anne Brafford August 06, 2015