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ESG Practices, Spurred By Pandemic, Will Play Role In Future of Real Estate Investment

Kelsi Maree Borland

Over the last decade, commercial real estate players have increasingly considered the environment and sustainability when underwriting investments and operating properties, but the pandemic has catalyzed rapid growth in ESG adoption.

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Business Development: How Impactful D&I Programs Can Drive Business Development and Profits

Sheila Murphy

Impactful Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) programs can help law firms and organizations realize stronger relationships with clients, create better outcomes and drive revenue.

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Spring Forward: Three Insights from Women Who Win in Business Development

Holly Barocio

While the mastery of business development fundamentals applies to all lawyers, women business developers possess unique characteristics and face unique challenges in comparison to their male counterparts.

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Gender Equity Is Part of DRI's DNA

Emily G. Coughlin

DRI is leading the way for women to take hold of leadership positions, setting the standard for other industry organizations to follow suit.

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Corporate ESG Integration Not Optional

Alexandra Poe & Bryan Sillaman

Corporate ESG (environmental, social and governance) integration is becoming less optional every day, driven by increasing regulation, investor demand and the recent embrace of stakeholder capitalism.

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10 Ways to Prepare for 2021's Collision of Business and Society

Zach Olsen & Ken Kerrigan

As we enter 2021, we should expect the needs of business and society to continue colliding. But if law firms prepare for those collisions, they can drive better outcomes.

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Legal Tech: Embracing Diversity in the E-Discovery New Normal

Dionysia Johnson-Massie & Kimberly J. Duplechain

The COVID-19 pandemic creates opportunities for the ediscovery industry, like the law and technology industries, to expand its engagement and retention of diverse talent. Here are some actions that can be taken today.

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Soccer Federation Litigators Discuss Recent Ruling in Equal Pay Case

Jenna Greene

Latham & Watkins partners Michele Johnson and Jamie Wine turned the tide for the U.S. Soccer Federation in a high-profile — and highly sensitive — wage discrimination lawsuit by the U.S. Senior Women's National Team. In this Q&A, Johnson and Wine discuss their perspective on the case

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Caste System Persists Among Attorneys and Business Professionals

Dylan Jackson

While the last decade has brought a revolution of global law firms employing thousands of attorneys and an army of professional staff — pricing executives, marketers and legal operation specialists, among many others — many professional law firm staff tell stories of a two-tiered system that minimizes their role and contributions. Observers said the caste system is a long-standing cultural mindset that stems from an age when firms were smaller and more informal, without hundreds of employees.

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Law Firm Diversity Roundtable

Steve Salkin

Creating an Environment Attractive to Diverse Lawyers Where They Can Rise to the Leadership Level A roundtable discussion with four prominent leaders in law and recruiting who weigh in what firms are doing — and can do — to create environments that are attractive to diverse lawyers and enable them to rise to the leadership level.

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