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Diversity Gains Continued, But Slowed, In 2023

Dan Roe

Results from American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard The pace of growth slowed for representation of diverse attorneys in 2023, but every underrepresented group still made gains.

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Breaking Boundaries: Unleashing the Power of Flexibility In Law Firms for Recruitment, Retention, Diversity and Client Expansion

Teresa Bult

Embracing flexibility can provide law firms with a range of competitive advantages, from attracting and retaining top talent to fostering diversity and expanding their client bases. This article delves into the numerous benefits of flexible law practices and explore how those practices could contribute to the growth and success of modern law firms.

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How Diversity Impacts Daily Operations of A Law Firm

Amie Santos

How effective operational impact and change led by diversity professionals can benefit all members of the workplace.

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Gender Pay Gap Widening Among Senior Marketing Professionals

Patrick Smith

A study by ALM Intelligence on the compensation of marketing and business development professionals in the legal profession found that salaries and bonuses for first-chair directors and C-suite personnel have soared over the last several years, but that the increases favored males and widened the pay gap between men and women in those roles.

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Racial Equity Audits Create Accountability for DEI Programs

Alexandre Rene, Michael R. Littenberg, Jessica L. Soto & Caitlin Handron

As intolerance for inequities in policing and the workplace grew, corporations across the nation pledged their commitment to transform their hiring, promotion, and retention practices to foster inclusion for personnel at all levels. Whether organizations have made good on these commitments is an open question. Racial Equity Audits have emerged as a promising method for answering that question and addressing identified shortcomings.

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Diversity & Technology: Training Your AI to Be More Inclusive

Aaron Lee

AI is maturing and creating countless new opportunities to help people live better lives at home and work. As the technology evolves, it is essential that it does so inclusively, equally recognizing and serving all individuals who make up the world's population.

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DEI As a Competitive Advantage

Dr. Sharon Meit Abrahams & Melinda Hall Wieder

An example of how understanding another person's life experience impacts how a practicing attorney can be a more effective advocate for their client.

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In Push for Diversity, Law Firms Risk Tokenism

Patrick Smith

Law firms have dedicated a great deal of focus to increasing diversity, but many are falling short on enacting meaningful changes to improve equity and inclusion. That undermines retention efforts, and causes law firms to continue falling short of moving the needle.

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Equity, Inclusion, and Individual Engagement Principle (EIIEP)

Frank L. Douglas

Employee engagement is becoming vital to successful businesses, however, that hasn't translated to significantly wider adoption of meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in workspaces.

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How Gamification Leads to Meaningful Workplace DEI Changes

Heidi Turner

Because gamification is frequently misunderstood, people often diminish it in conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. An examination of gamification as a whole, however, shows how it lends itself to addressing serious issues.

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