Diversity

How to Get More Women Attorneys in M&A: A Talk with White & Case M&A Partner Arlene Arin Hahn

Arlene Arin Hahn, Partner at White & Case in the firm’s Technology Transactions Practice and Global M&A Practice, last year argued in The Deal’s Dealmaker…

Natalie Runyon March 03, 2020

New White Paper: 9 Steps on Giving Constructive Feedback Across Differences

A July 2018 study of 234 organizations conduct by USC’s Center for Effective Organizations and the Institute for Corporate Productivity, “shows that the key to…

Natalie Runyon February 25, 2020

Using Your Platform for Good: A Conversation with Checkr’s GC Irene Liu

In a new blog series, Using Your Platform for Good, Irene Liu, General Counsel of Checkr, expands on crucial topics of corporate culture, such as…

Natalie Runyon February 20, 2020

UPFRONT & PERSONAL: “I Want Law Firms that Delight Me,” Says Jan Kang, Founder of Women’s General Counsel Network & Acting General Counsel of Makani

We continue our monthly feature, “Upfront & Personal”, a column created by Rose Ors that brings “the person behind the title” to the forefront in…

Rose D. Ors February 18, 2020

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

Why Inclusion Matters: A Story About the Different Experiences Between White and Black Attorneys

Do the work experiences of White and Black legal professionals differ greatly from one another? Sharon Meit Abrahams, Director of Professional Development and Diversity &…

Natalie Runyon February 06, 2020

Key Future Insights from our Top Performing Articles for Lawyers of Color in 2019

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color celebrated it is first full year, since its launch in 2018, with a full range of content, comprising…

Natalie Runyon January 29, 2020

Key Future Insights from the Top Performing Talent Articles from 2019

Our Top 5 most read content involving Talent Development from 2019 tells an interesting story about new, holistic approaches to the development of legal industry…

Natalie Runyon January 23, 2020

SmithAmundsen Partner Gary Zhao Discusses Importance of Diverse Bar Associations for Career Advancement

Gary Zhao, Partner at SmithAmundsen, joined the Advisory Board of the Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color (NGL-ALC) initiative to help educate legal employers on how best to…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color January 23, 2020

She Breaks the Law: A Global Community of Diverse Women Driving Change within Legal

She Breaks the Law (SBTL) is a network of women professionals who are leading innovation and challenging the status quo in the legal world. Since…

Thomson Reuters Institute January 22, 2020

Key Future Insights from Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law’s Top Performing Articles from 2019

The best performing content from the Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law initiative from 2019 in terms of reader consumption were: The Real-World Implications of…

Natalie Runyon January 16, 2020

A Key Ingredient for Retention of Lawyers of Color: A Radically Welcoming Environment, Says Traci Bransford of Stinson

Traci Bransford, Partner at Stinson, and new advisory board member of the Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color, shares her wisdom from her career…

Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color January 16, 2020