Diversity
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Courts
Stop Using Phrases Like 'Good Fit' In Clerkship Hirings
Too few organizations focus on diversifying clerkship applicants, even though the lack of diversity among clerks has enormous implications for diversity in the legal profession generally. -
Biglaw
Winston & Strawn The Next Target Of Blum And His Diversity Haters
Hoping That Third Time's The Failure. - Sponsored
The Smartfirm Playbook - Thriving In Today’s Legal Landscape
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Biglaw
Blum Group Threatens 2 More Biglaw Firms With Litigation Over Their Diversity Initiatives
He's targeted five law firms in just over a week. Yikes.
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Law Schools
Enough With The Diversity 'Consciousness Raising.' Let's See Some Action
Once it clicks that Rage Against The Machine did all that shining a light for their fans to then complain they 'went woke,' consciousness raising might not be enough. -
Biglaw
After Being Threatened With Litigation, These Biglaw Firms Are Ready To Fight For Their Diversity Programs
They're going to the mattresses for diversity. -
Biglaw
Blum Group Threatens To Sue More Biglaw Firms Over Their Diversity Fellowships
One of them has already scrapped its program in response. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Changes Tack After Diversity Lawsuit
The Supreme Court has forced changes to Biglaw's diversity programs. -
Biglaw
Have Biglaw Firms Pressed ‘Pause’ On Diversity Initiatives Thanks To Anti-DEI Lawsuits?
Do these lawsuits have Biglaw firms running scared when it comes to diversity? - Sponsored
LawPay Pro Offers Upgraded Time And Billing Essentials
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal]
* Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it’s more fair to say she’s escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept]
* For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360]
* Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer]
* Court papers can now “slide into your DMs,” proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News]
* Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters]
* DISCO chief’s departure causes shares to take a tumble. What’s next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called “Hair Metal.” [Bloomberg Law News]
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Courts
Biden Likely To Enrage Ilya Shapiro Types With His Judicial Nominees
The 'Lesser Qualified' hate mail is already brewing. -
Law Schools
Several Law Schools Gave Their Applicants A Chance To Study For Their Spot. Will This Be A New Trend?
Now they get to experience the real magic: Torts! -
Podcasts
The Law, The Law! It's Chock Full Of Clowns. Dubious Lawsuits Up And Productivity's Down!
A little Broadway for this week's title. -
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Biglaw
Black Hair, Big Law (Part II): The Harshest Critics Of Black Attorneys’ Hair
Plus more information on Black hair in the workplace. -
Law Schools
Law Schools Prepare For Their First Salvo Of Post-Affirmative Action Applications
Get out there and apply! -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.10.23
* Another day, another several hundred grand worth of unethical and undisclosed gifts for Clarence Thomas. [ProPublica]
* ABA encouraging law firms to redouble efforts to expand diversity… before the Supreme Court makes it illegal. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Lawsuit alleges private attorney took on upwards of 600 indigent client criminal cases, collecting huge sums from the city, and then not doing any work. That’s not totally true… the lawsuit alleges that the lawyer was quite diligent about filing motions for fees. [ABA Journal]
* Treasury announcing regulations to curb money laundering through real estate. Maybe Manhattan will be affordable again in 15 years! [Reuters]
* A Wisconsin police department refuses to divulge the name of officers who shoot people citing victim’s rights laws and arguing that if they shot someone they must have felt threatened and therefore are the real victims. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
* Don’t use AI to write your firm’s web content reports the department of obvious things. [Search Engine Journal]
* Ninth Circuit says text spam is not covered by the TCPA. Great! Just in time for generative AI to remove almost every entry barrier to mass text spamming. [Law360]
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Law Schools
Is Columbia Law Trying To Do Affirmative Action In The Most Obvious Way Possible? Probably Not.
It would be harder to defend the school if they were requiring a 23&Me print out sheet. -
Biglaw
Biglaw's Most Diverse Equity Partner Ranks
Industry wide, just over 11 percent of equity partners are diverse. -
Law Schools
Not Sure How To Mention Diversity After The Supreme Court Decision? We've Got You Covered.
In short, keep applying!