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Avery Blank On Millennials, Opportunities, And Women’s Leadership

Within some business circles, she is known as the “Bulldog Ballerina” — graceful, strong, and persevering.   Trying to make a sister feel low / You know all of that gots to go.” — Queen Latifah  Last month, Avery Blank and Scott Westfahl co-authored the NALParticle titled, “Leverage the Strengths of Millennials: Finding Common Ground…keep reading

What One Law Firm Leader Learned About Diversity From His Clients

A meaningful discussion of diversity and inclusion in the legal profession needs to go beyond the empty buzzwords. We recently had an opportunity to talk to a handful of our law firm’s clients about what diversity and inclusion really means—to them in their own company’s culture and to them as buyers of legal services. Law…keep reading

What Kids Can Teach Lawyers About Diversity and Representation

Remember that Cheerios commercial from a few years ago? It starred a black dad, a white mom, and their biracial daughter. You might have heard about it, and the reactions to it. Many Americans were indifferent, some Americans were disgusted, and me? I was ecstatic. At that ad, and so many other ads, from State…keep reading

Nevertheless, We Persist

Women lawyers, like women in politics, must keep pushing until we are heard. Over the last week, while listening to the Senate testimony of Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions, I had to stop myself from yelling at the television multiple times. Most of the time I was yelling, “You didn’t scold the male senator who…keep reading