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Beautiful. Boundless. Political. Art. Black hair in its natural state of kinks and coils is as unique as it is versatile. This uniqueness and versatility yields styles such as locs and braids. Unfortunately, they're labeled as “unprofessional hairstyles” in some workplaces. Many companies still use policies that favor a Eurocentric standard and use coded language such as "neat," "well-groomed," "polished," or “not distracting.” This language privileges certain...

Are you a male law firm leader comparing notes with other male law firm leaders about the state of gender equity at your firm? If so, you are probably feeling pretty positive about the progress you’ve made in elevating women to more influential positions and increasing women’s access to opportunity. To be specific, 84% of men in the legal industry “believe their firm has succeeded in promoting women into positions of leadership,” and 88% of men said gender...

Earlier this spring, BTI Consulting reported that “82% of top legal decision makers say they know virtually nothing about their law firms’ DEI...

We’ve noticed something funny about the legal media’s coverage of law firm return-to-office plans: Very few of the articles mention school reopening or child care. (

Firms have gotten more savvy in the ways they communicate about gender and racial diversity, but we see far fewer law firm leaders speaking out specifically on the topic of full inclusion of lawyers with disabilities. That may be in part because they perceive this cohort to be very small (read on, however, to see statistics to the contrary). But law firm leaders who are non-disabled also may not feel prepared to speak knowledgeably on the topic of how firms and...