Minority Recruitment Still Failing to Yield Diversity at the Top

January 22, 2019
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The National Association for Law Placement recently published its 2018 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms, with some promising results. The number of women in law firms has steadily increased for three years in a row and, overall, women and minorities managed to make small gains as partners. However, black representation among associates dropped in 2018.

Although the representation of women, minorities, and minority women...

Not All Media Coverage Is Created Equal

December 31, 2018
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Credibility matters.

A big part of our job at Page 2 is counseling clients on the most important media outlets in their field, and, especially with newer online publications, how to tell the difference between the credible outlets and the dubious fakers. Of course, every firm’s overall goal is to build its attorneys’ profiles as thought leaders making an impact in their practice areas. But having one of your attorneys quoted in a shady publication could actually be worse for your...

Economic Incentive to Create Women-Led Litigation Teams Is an Enticing Opportunity

December 31, 2018
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But only if firms can seize it.

Global Finance and Investment Management Firm Buford Capital’s recent announcement of its Equity Project, a $50 million pool of capital earmarked for financing commercial litigation and arbitration matters with a woman-led counsel team, illuminates another source of pressure on top firms to make progress on equity....