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Gov’t Report Pans Law School Affirmative Action

In a controversial report, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights may not call for an outright ban on law school affirmative action. But by putting its weight behind a 2004 study that says racial preferences may help propel disadvantaged minorities into academic programs for which they are not qualified, the…

Aug 30, 2007 5:06 PM CDT

Suitors Seek Minority-Firm Alliance

Minority-owned Indianapolis firm Coleman Stevenson heard from some big law firms seeking an alliance to please corporate clients concerned about diversity. Seven-lawyer Coleman Stevenson chose Indianapolis firm Bingham McHale, for its alliance partner, The Indianapolis Star reports. “Corporations are recognizing the importance of diversity in legal representation,” said name partner…

Aug 8, 2007 4:16 PM CDT

Diversity Issue Heats Up in Miami Courts

A simmering controversy over a series of insensitive remarks recently made by Miami area judges has heated up further, following the resignation of a Broward County jurist chairing the court’s newly created diversity board. Elijah H. Williams, the first black to be appointed to the Broward County bench in 20…

Jul 18, 2007 8:35 PM CDT

An Uncommon Blend

It’s a common conundrum for many small, minority-owned law firms looking to crack the big leagues: Fortune 500 corporations want to send them work, but sometimes the work requires more resources than the firm can offer.

Jul 1, 2007 7:50 PM CDT

ABA to Provide Accrediting Documents

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is asking the ABA to explain how it applies a diversity standard when assessing whether law schools meet accreditation requirements. In a letter obtained by Inside Higher Ed, Spellings said she would approve the ABA as the accrediting body for law schools for another 18 months…

Jun 29, 2007 8:29 PM CDT

Law Firms Urge Gay Attys to Come Out

Not so long ago, it would have been a big problem for an attorney in many law firms to show up at a firm event with a same-sex life partner. But the pendulum is now swinging in the other direction. Rather than casting a cold eye on attorneys involved in…

Jun 7, 2007 6:41 PM CDT

Diversity Still Elusive Goal for Law Firms

Once excluded from many careers in the legal profession, members of racial minority groups are now welcome to practice at law firms in Wisconsin, and throughout the nation. But they still represent only a tiny fraction of those practicing at major firms, and more still needs to be done to…

Jun 6, 2007 9:03 PM CDT

Minority Boutique Partners With Day Pitney

Minority Boutique Partners With Day Pitney Day Pitney based in Hartford, Conn., and Morristown, N.J., is forming a “strategic alliance” with a minority-owned law firm. Day Pitney hopes the alliance with Gray Haile, based in Washinton, D.C., will please corporate counsel seeking diversity in the law firms they use the…

Apr 24, 2007 12:49 PM CDT

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Feb 13, 2007 1:08 AM CST

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Worst of Both Worlds: Women of color in the legal profession face double whammy of discrimination

Even though women and minorities are gradually carving out a bigger place for themselves in the legal profession, they continue to face enormous barriers to advancement, especially at law firms, whose leadership ranks still are largely dominated by white men.

Oct 24, 2006 11:48 AM CDT

Gov’t Report Pans Law School Affirmative Action

Suitors Seek Minority-Firm Alliance

Diversity Issue Heats Up in Miami Courts

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ABA to Provide Accrediting Documents

Law Firms Urge Gay Attys to Come Out

Diversity Still Elusive Goal for Law Firms

Minority Boutique Partners With Day Pitney

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Worst of Both Worlds: Women of color in the legal profession face double whammy of discrimination

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