UC Irvine student awarded Black Prosecutors Association of Los Angeles scholarship

July 23, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Jaquesha Scott, a 3L student at UCI Law, was awarded the Alfred Jenkins Scholarship from the Black Prosecutors Association of Los Angeles. The award is geared toward students interested in becoming local, state or federal prosecutors.

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Podcast: A discussion of legal profession pipeline programs

July 23, 2018

LEGAL TALK NETWORK — In this episode of The Robert Half Legal Report, attorneys Charles Volkert and Joy Dingle examine how legal community partnerships are being used to expose youth in underrepresented groups to the legal profession and help build a diverse pipeline of students who are interested in legal careers.

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Harvard Law’s Diversity Lab partners with Northwestern Law on fall legal hackathon

July 23, 2018

HARVARD LAW TODAY — Harvard Law School students and alumni unveiled strategies promoting diversity in the legal workplace on June 22 at Diversity Lab’s Diversity in Law Hackathon. The next hackathon is scheduled to begin at Northwestern Law this fall where participants will work to implement some of the strategies.  

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Study: Gender bias affects perceptions of courtroom attorneys

July 2, 2018

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Men and women attorneys are not perceived equally when they use tough behavior in the courtroom, according to an Arizona State University study that found men tend to be seen more positively than women when using anger to “close” a case.

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University of Houston Law program introduces middle school students to legal profession

July 2, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Sixty girls from junior high schools from across the Houston area were introduced to the world of legal education during an informational workshop last week at the University of Houston Law Center.

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New ideas from the Diversity in Law Hackathon

July 2, 2018

BLOOMBERG LAW — Nine teams competing in the Diversity in Law Hackathon gathered at Harvard Law School on Friday, after four months of brainstorming, to sell a discerning panel of judges their proposals to increase diversity in the legal industry.

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Report: Women authors underrepresented in top-ranked academic journals

June 25, 2018

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A major political science study from last year explored publication patterns across 10 prominent journals, finding a significant gap in publication rates for men and women. The article said that the gap couldn’t be explained away by a low overall share of women in the field.

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St. Louis area corporate counsel collaborates with law students on diversity and legal profession pipeline initiatives

June 19, 2018

THE ST. LOUIS AMERICAN — The St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) celebrated its 2018 Diversity Summer Kickoff, a celebration and recognition of two ACC programs, on June 5 at the Anheuser Busch Tour Center.

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University of Maryland Carey Law selected for LSAC Diversity Matters Award for Innovation

June 11, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law was awarded the Law School Admission Council’s 2018 Diversity Matters Award in the area of Innovation.

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Pre-Law Pipeline Program at University of Houston Law Center welcomes 2018 class

June 11, 2018

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Members of the 2018 University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Program class were welcomed to campus with an orientation on Wednesday at the University of Houston Law Center. The program is now in its fourth year.

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