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Unpacking Bias…..!

In the May issue of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) the focus was on “Making Better Decisions; How to outsmart your biases and broaden your thinking”.  While this issue refers to more than just our biases based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability, the concepts of bias it addresses are very important to the legal profession. …keep reading

TCDIP Featured Lawyer: Adine Momoh

Adine S. Momoh Associate Stinson Leonard Street What is your area of practice? I am a trial attorney focusing my practice on the areas of complex business and commercial litigation, securities litigation, estates and trusts litigation, and creditors’ rights and bankruptcy in the Minneapolis Office of Stinson Leonard Street LLP. My clients include banks, credit…keep reading

The Race Card Project continues to have impact!

One of our members invited me to facilitate a dialogue about Michelle Norris’ Race Card Project.  This dialogue could not have come at better time in our history.  We as a society are again facing questions about race and the impact it has on so many aspects of our American life.  Whether Ferguson, NYC, North Carolina…keep reading

So you’ve graduated now what….

With graduations over or soon to be over, what’s next for this year’s graduates?  For some the bar exam, for others time off but for most the job search still continues!  As graduates complete one hurdle another is on the horizon.  What should you be doing to study for the bar and beyond!!! Here is…keep reading

What Does it Mean to Have a 1L Clerk for the Summer?

Part of what Diversity in Practice does is bring 1L’s to the Twin Cities to participate in our Summer Rotation Clerkship.  While there are no guarantees of a job offer, we want to make sure that their experience during the summer resonates with them and they become an ambassador to the Twin Cities for their…keep reading