Jacksonville-based law school recognized for diversity efforts for third year in a row Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the U.S. transitions from a majority Caucasian society to a racial plurality society, the number of diversity initiatives nation-wide grows, and with it, the promise of a more inclusive future. Florida Coastal School…keep reading
Constance Ramos, who left Winston & Strawn in August to start her own Oakland, California-based intellectual property boutique, has become the latest former member of Big Law to bring a gender bias suit against an Am Law 200 firm. The litigation, which has not yet been previously reported, began with a 19-page complaint filed on Aug….keep reading
Before Hilarie Bass, co-president at Greenberg Traurig, began her tenure as president of the American Bar Association in August, she had already raised over $350,000 for her signature agenda item: a national research study to find out why women leave their careers in the law. Specifically, the president-elect hopes to find out why so many women leave law firms…keep reading
Peggy McCausland was tired of her firm’s networking events. The potential clientele she wanted to woo — business women — weren’t showing up, she said. So McCausland conceived her own networking event that would draw them — golf lessons, catered meals and shop talk — and asked for the necessary marketing funds. She was a partner at the firm, Blank Rome,…keep reading
Judicial diversity is important because our constitutional rights will not protect themselves. One hundred and forty-four. That is the number of current openings in the federal judiciary. This amounts to 16 percent of our federal judgeship’s. In the next few years, President Trump and the Republican Senate will fill those seats with lifetime appointments. And with…keep reading