Compiled for the LCLD Board of Directors every Wednesday, this digest is designed to brief you on the latest headlines about LCLD Members and organizations, as well as thought-provoking articles on diversity in the legal profession, talent development, mentoring, and leadership. Past issues of the Digest are also archived on the LCLD web site.

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1. Urgent DACA Legislation is Both an Economic Imperative and Humanitarian Necessity 

Microsoft on the Issues, 9/5/17

“The Dreamers are part of our nation’s fabric,” writes Brad Smith, LCLD Immediate Past Chair and President of Microsoft Corp. “They belong here… If Dreamers who are [Microsoft] employees are in court, we will be by their side.” Brad also spoke with NPR here.

2. Open Letter from Leaders of American Industry on DACA

8/31/17

As of September 6, the CEOs of 14 LCLD Member corporations had called on President Trump and Congressional leadership to protect DACA recipients. Signatories to the letter include: Adobe Systems; AT&T; Exelon; Facebook; Google; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; HP Inc.; Microsoft; PayPal; Starbucks; United Airlines; Viacom; Wells Fargo; Willis Towers Watson.

3. In-House Chiefs at GE, P&G Elected as Fellows to Governance College

Inside Counsel, 9/1/17

LCLD Members Deborah Majoras, Chief Legal Officer of The Procter & Gamble Co., and Alex Dimitrief, General Counsel of General Electric Co., have been elected to the American College of Governance Counsel. 

4. A Case for Letting Associates Drive Technology Advances in Law Firms

The American Lawyer, 8/31/17

Over the last six years, LCLD Member firm Bryan Cave LLP has been working with a group of 50 associates to disrupt the firm’s use of technology. 

5. How Law Firms Are Adapting to Meet Millennials’ Needs and Why That’s Good for Clients

The American Lawyer, 8/28/17

“As Millennials enter and rise through the ranks of Big Law, they’re exposing the inefficiencies of its structures” – particularly in areas like feedback processes, efficiency, and social impact. 

6. Why Banning Questions About Salary History May Not Improve Pay Equity

Harvard Business Review, 9/5/17

Women who were asked about their salary history and declined to answer were offered less than those who did disclose; men who did not disclose their previous salary were offered more than those who did. A better solution may lie in changing the hiring and negotiation process.