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You may have seen that Law 360 released its Glass Ceiling Report last week, the yearly survey tracking the status of gender equity in the legal profession. The biggest piece of news in the report is that there isn’t much news at all. Despite the fact that more than half of law students are women, a far smaller share hold leadership positions in law firms and the numbers haven’t budged much over the...

July 26 is National Disability Independence Day, a federally recognized day to celebrate the 1990 signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is "a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public." While its...

For a while now, some of the most passionate advocates for greater equity, inclusion and diversity in the legal industry have questioned how firms with no representation of certain minority groups could be receiving the highest scores on ALM’s annual “Diversity Scorecard.”

As anyone who closely watches trends in law firm DEI knows, “progress” is about a lot more than just the demographic numbers. Beyond increasing representation across...

“I feel like we had a lot of conversations, and moms were very honest about how stressed we are and how burned out we are, and nothing has changed from a policy level, from a public health standpoint.”

This quote comes from a working mother featured in a recent NBC News article about the role of...

Modern law firms know that fostering a culture of inclusion is key to retaining top talent, especially lawyers from underrepresented groups. In recent years, many firms have made changes to areas like recruiting, mentoring and professional development programming to increase the sense of belonging for all members of the firm. These are good first steps.

But true inclusion requires an assessment of all aspects of the...