Report: Unfair compensation and gender bias driving women from law firms
ABA JOURNAL — Compensation systems that are “blatantly unfair” and “rife with gender bias” were most often cited as the reason female attorneys left their law firms, according to a new ABA report based on focus groups and interviews with experienced female lawyers.
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LLM-GUIDE — Design thinking is a “human-centered” approach to problem-solving that focuses on clients’ unarticulated needs. It involves creating quick prototypes, then testing and iterating until a successful solution emerges. It was developed as an academic subject for the legal sector at Stanford University, which founded its Legal Design Lab in 2013. Since then, many law…
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BLOOMBERG LAW — A new committee has been named to consider potential changes to California’s bar exam, including administering part or all of the two-day test online, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — When Oregon temporarily granted diploma privilege to law school graduates last summer, some Willamette University College of Law graduates used the freed-up bar exam study time to form a task force to examine state jury selection rules. Dean Brian R. Gallini calls on other law deans to help find a long-term alternative to…
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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS — The U of A School of Law has announced the inaugural Dean’s Circle Faculty Award recipients. The awards were created to recognize excellence in teaching and advising, research and scholarship, and public service.
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ASU NEWS — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University announces the addition of the McCarthy Institute and Executive Director David Franklyn to the college’s Intellectual Property Law Program. The McCarthy Institute brings with it a growing community of professionals focused on scholarship and research.
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UTAH BUSINESS — BYU Law announced the development of Goodbye Record – an online resource assisting individuals, legislators, and corporate partners to address flaws in the expungement process, and implement solutions to permanently protect second chances for individuals who have had their records expunged.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law joined eight law schools in sponsoring a national address to law students by Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Chile, on March 31. More than 435 attendees – including about 80 from UCLA Law – participated in the event.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — For the first time, leaders across Indian country have a toolkit available to them to address Indigenous and human rights through tribal lawmaking that supports and implements the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW — UCLA School of Law Distinguished Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among the world’s oldest and most esteemed learned societies of scholars, scientists, and artists. Crenshaw was among 252 inductees who were elected on April 22.
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