Women’s Leadership Blog Posts

New podcast: A commitment to changing law firm recruiting

Diversity in law firm recruiting practices is a much-discussed topic, and rightly so. In this latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute Market Insights channel, we speak to…

Bill Josten April 12, 2021

How are chief talent officers managing law firm talent in a remote work environment?

At a recent gathering of law firm talent officers and directors from around the world, one key question seemed to hang in the air: “We…

Thomson Reuters Institute April 06, 2021

Did the pandemic set back the DEI clock?

To state the obvious, law firms have not made much progress in the areas of diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) over the past 30 years…

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams March 25, 2021

How free speech underpins expanding women’s leadership in legal

The legal system in the United States is based on the specific framework laid out in the U.S. Constitution, and the Constitution recognizes the singularity…

Kristine Newkirk March 24, 2021

New podcast: Combating the lack of diversity within legal with collaboration

The need for the legal industry to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace touches on numerous areas, from hiring and…

Natalie Runyon March 22, 2021

Legal employers need to support menopausal women at work

One of the many issues that prevents full engagement of mid-life women in workplaces is the taboo topic of menopause, despite that 59% of women…

Natalie Runyon March 15, 2021

Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law

This November, the Thomson Reuters Institute is proud to host Transforming Women’s Leadership in the Law: Challenging Barriers Towards Balanced Representation – an annual event…

Legal Executive Institute March 11, 2021

How women’s workplace perspectives differ in China and the West

Over the last 30 years, the participation of women in the workforce in China has drastically declined to 60.5% in 2019, compared to 73.2% in…

Natalie Runyon March 08, 2021

How to best build inclusion at accounting & legal organizations

Accounting and legal employers invest heavily in recruiting attorneys and accountants with a diverse identity, but too often they tend to overlook placing an even…

Natalie Runyon March 03, 2021

Midsize law firm innovation moves to advance Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing both pressure from clients to field more diverse legal teams and the reality of rapidly evolving acceptance in the legal profession, midsize law firms…

Natalie Runyon March 01, 2021

Transforming the rules of professionalism in legal: What’s Black hair got to do with it?

The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a state-level law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, roughly defined…

Natalie Runyon February 17, 2021

Navigating power dynamics amid disagreements in remote work environments

The pandemic has demonstrated that we are stronger when we have a community to draw on, and that co-opetition, a sort of cooperation among rivals,…

Thomson Reuters Institute February 09, 2021