Report: In-house counsel found lacking in equal pay for women

October 27, 2015

BLOOMBERG BNA – Among in-house counsel, women report lower base salaries and lower total compensation than their male counterparts, according to a new survey that found a yawning gender pay gap around the globe.

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Short biography of the first African-American woman attorney in the U.S.

October 27, 2015

THE PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY – The first Africa American woman to become a lawyer in the United States was Charlotte E. Ray.

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Florida International Law’s Black Law Student Association reaches out to high school students

October 26, 2015

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LAW – On Friday, October 16, the FIU Law H.T. Smith Black Law Student Association (BLSA) through its BLSA Reaching Out (BRO) program, hosted its annual Law Student for a Day Program – a progressive endeavor aimed at propelling the experiences and academic perspective of high school students in Miami-Dade County by

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Collaborative initiative from Hawaii Law provides access to justice for Native Hawaiians

October 19, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA – The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (“OHA”) has finalized an agreement with Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at UH Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law to continue the Aʻo Aku Aʻo Mai Initiative (“Initiative”). This Initiative was created to provide access to justice for

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Western Pennsylvania’s largest law firm establishes fellowship at Pitt Law

October 19, 2015

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW – One of the region’s largest law firms has established the K&L Gates Diversity Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. It will provide a full tuition scholarship for all three years at Pitt law, as well as a paid summer associate position at K&L Gates LLP

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Arizona Law aids in formation of new master’s programs in indigenous governance, law and policy

October 19, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF LAW – Two of the University of Arizona’s internationally recognized programs that focus on serving the higher educational needs of Indigenous peoples—the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program at the College of Law and the Native Nations Institute (NNI) at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy—have

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Law schools partner with local offices of firms and in-house legal departments to establish diversity fellowship programs

October 19, 2015

BLOOMBERG BNA – With the program, K&L Gates joins the ranks of other firms providing scholarship and summer work nationwide for students who can be considered diverse because of race, gender, sexual orientation or a host of other characteristics.

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Women lead men in college attainment

October 19, 2015

INSIDE HIGHER ED – For the first time in the 75 years that the U.S. Census Bureau has tracked college attainment, women are more likely than men to have a bachelor’s degree.

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Women’s bar association in Texas county provides education opportunities for local lawyers

October 19, 2015

TEX APPEAL MAGAZINE – Women in law now have a place to call their own in Bell County with the formation of the Bell County Women’s Bar Association that meets monthly. Founded last March by criminal defense attorney Mary Beth Harrell, it is still a work in progress.

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Opinion: African-American professionals often feel constrained in predominately white work environments in response to stereotypes

October 19, 2015

THE ATLANTIC – Most black doctors, lawyers, journalists, and so on—those in white-collar positions that require specialized training and credentialing—work in environments where they are in the racial minority. This comes with challenges.

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