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Dorsey and Whitney’s new “Diversity Hours” policy is a significant step forward in law firms’ efforts to move from lip service to action on diversity and inclusion. Under the program, attorneys can bill up to 50 hours per year for time spent attending educational sessions,...
Two promotions at global law firms recently caught our eye—specifically because the professionals involved are not practicing attorneys, and they have been elevated to newly created positions. Baker McKenzie has promoted David Cambria to its first chief services officer, and Hogan Lovells has...
Kirkland is the name that launches a thousand articles, and that’s just what happened last week when the firm announced its new plaintiff-side contingent fee litigation practice. Industry experts rushed in to decipher the meaning behind this surprising move (and of course stuck around to talk about the connection some Kirkland attorneys have to the original plea deal at the center of the...
In the latest example of a corporate client putting public pressure on its outside counsel to improve diversity and inclusion, Facebook has embraced something near and dear to lawyers—an award!
In June, the first annual Facebook Law Firm Diversity Champion Award went to Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, which beat out 39 other firms that provide the largest...
