Podcast: Legal industry diversity advocate discusses the latest developments in the profession
ABA JOURNAL — In the 10 years since Emery K. Harlan, co-founder of the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms, was featured as an ABA Journal Legal Rebel, he says little has changed for diversity in the profession.
Read More about Podcast: Legal industry diversity advocate discusses the latest developments in the professionTechnology companies and law firms partner on diversity pipeline program
LAW.COM — Silicon Valley’s inside and outside counsel are teaming up to boost diversity in law, with a new 1L program that gives students from underrepresented backgrounds an opportunity to split 10 weeks of their summer between a firm and legal department.
Read More about Technology companies and law firms partner on diversity pipeline programCalifornia Bar seeks to improve inclusion for LGBT lawyers
LAW.COM — California’s state bar has added some probing new questions to a survey of its licensees in an attempt to fulfill its mission of supporting “greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system.”
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CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The key data points in the American Council on Education’s new report on race and ethnicity in higher education come as no surprise: College-student populations are growing more diverse, yet achievement gaps persist among different racial groups.
Read More about American Council on Education report: Achievement gaps remain among different racial groupsGift to Mercer Law establishes diversity and inclusion scholarship
LAW.COM — Georgia Court of Appeals Judge M. Yvette Miller has established an endowed scholarship at Mercer University School of Law to promote diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, the court and the law school have announced.
Read More about Gift to Mercer Law establishes diversity and inclusion scholarshipUniversity of California system touts success of its Community Colleges Pathway to Law School program
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Launched in 2014, the initiative aims to diversify the legal profession by targeting members of historically underrepresented populations, which make up sizeable segments of community college enrollment.
Read More about University of California system touts success of its Community Colleges Pathway to Law School programLoyola Law School, Los Angeles launches pre-law pipeline for persons with disabilities
ABA JOURNAL — The Loyola Law School hopes to position itself as a leader regarding accommodations for law students who have disabilities, and it plans to create a national dialogue that identifies barriers for the community, says Michael Waterstone, the law school’s dean.
Read More about Loyola Law School, Los Angeles launches pre-law pipeline for persons with disabilitiesInspired by Before the JD, Georgetown Law visits underserved high schools to encourage students to consider law school
LAW.COM — Andy Cornblatt, the dean of admissions at Georgetown University Law Center, was speaking on a panel for college pre-law advisers last spring when another presenter’s statistic caught his eye. More than half of law students started thinking about pursuing a legal career back in high school or earlier.
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LAW.COM — The Cornell Law Review made a splash this weekend when it elected an all-female executive board—believed to be a first for a flagship journal at a top law school. Like most other areas of the legal profession, men have long dominated law review participation and the leadership of those journals
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ABOVE THE LAW — Women are breaking barriers in the legal profession each and every day, and law school enrollment is no different. In 2016, women outnumbered men in law school classrooms for the first time on record.
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