ABA conducts harassment in the workplace survey
ABA JOURNAL — The ABA surveyed almost 3,000 employees of businesses and law firms to examine sexual harassment in the workplace, how often incidents were reported, what prevented people from speaking up and whether senior leaders are creating environments where harassment is not tolerated.
Read More about ABA conducts harassment in the workplace surveyIndiana Maurer Law alumni named recipients of Savoy Magazine’s Influential Black Lawyers list
INDIANA UNIVERSITY — Four alumni from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law have been included in Savoy magazine’s annual listing of the most influential black lawyers in the United States. The listing showcases African-American men and women who have been recognized for their legal leadership and expertise in national and global corporations.
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WFMY NEWS — Florida State University President John Thrasher will seek legislative approval to remove former Florida Supreme Court Justice B.K. Roberts’s name from the main classroom building at FSU College of Law.
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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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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.
Read More about Podcast: A discussion of legal profession pipeline programsHarvard Law’s Diversity Lab partners with Northwestern Law on fall legal hackathon
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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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 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.
Read More about University of Houston Law program introduces middle school students to legal professionNew ideas from the Diversity in Law Hackathon
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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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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