Many assume that most workplaces are meritocracies where effort is rewarded by advancement and success. But as companies in the United States strive to accommodate greater racial and ethnic diversity, this premise has proved questionable for women and non-white men. Broadly-designed efforts to incorporate black workers into positions where they are underrepresented, particularly in professional…keep reading
Fish & Richardson has been named one of the 20 “Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys” by Law360– and one of only five firms in the 300-599 lawyers category – based on a survey of more than 300 U.S. firms. Law360 grouped firms based on U.S. attorney headcount in order to evaluate them with similar-sized peers. Any firm…keep reading
Law360, New York (August 21, 2017, 8:04 PM EDT) — Frustrated by a lack of progress on diversity, some law firms are starting to take a more academic approach. Goodwin Procter LLP and Dickinson Wright PLLC are among a handful of firms that are turning to universities to study their workplace policies in action. By putting themselves under…keep reading
It’s time the legal industry pays more than lip service to embracing diversity, technology, and collaboration with other professionals. We live in a diverse society; an interconnected, interdependent world; and a period when the rule of law, the lynchpin of democracies, is under siege domestically and globally. A commitment to diversity; technology to promote…keep reading
One young professional in the Twin Cities has created a means to fill a void of networking opportunities for diverse professionals. Read original article here
