Survey looks at the factors behind women leaving large law firms
ABA JOURNAL — A survey of 1,262 longtime lawyers and leaders in BigLaw found that women were far more likely than men to say they were denied business development opportunities, refused or overlooked for promotions and perceived as less committed to their careers. A survey of 1,262 longtime lawyers and leaders in BigLaw found that women were…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — FTC wins restraining order against group it alleges portrayed itself as affiliated with the Department of Education before charging borrowers for services it misrepresented.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Ph.D. students already have too much to do and a long list of challenges, from research setbacks to paying the bills on a meager salary. That’s not to mention the things that can really go wrong for a graduate student, such as having an abusive adviser. So the notion that a bit…
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Court considers whether the Trump administration lawfully ended a program that provides deportation relief and work authorization to hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people, including many college students.
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EDSOURCE — As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stop protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation, the University of California is preparing to support immigrant students, regardless of the outcome, according to UC President Janet Napolitano.
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THE INDIANA LAWYER — The last decade has been fraught with economic uncertainty, as a recession, recovery and an expected new recession have cast a shadow over many industries, including the law. But recent data from the American Bar Association indicates the ups and downs haven’t kept people from the practice.
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ABA LEGAL REBELS — Sonday’s findings were stark. The report showed that women and people of color make up 13.8% and 26.5% of legal tech company founders, respectively. According to the most recent U.S. Census, women make up 50.8% of the U.S. and the minority population—that is everyone who does not identify as white alone, including…
Read More about Report finds diversity in legal tech community improving slowlyArizona State University Law students participate in diplomatic simulation
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR COLLEGE OF LAW — That was the daunting challenge recently presented at a simulation hosted by the International Rule of Law and Security program, jointly developed by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and the McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University. The event drew almost 60 law students, undergraduates and other graduate students to ASU Law’s…
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Plenty of faculty take sabbaticals to explore areas of academic interest. But beginning in January 2020, Prof. Gregory Dolin will begin an entirely new phase of his legal career, as he dons robes to serve in the Judiciary of the Republic of Palau, population 21,503.
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UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE SCHOOL OF LAW — Audrey McFarlane is the Dean Julius Isaacson Professor of Law and associate dean of faculty research and development at the UB School of Law. McFarlane studies the intersection of economic development with race, place and class. Her latest article, The Properties of Integration: Mixed Income Housing as Discrimination Management (66 UCLA…
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