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. Eversheds Sutherland Says 30% of Equity Partners Will Be Women by 2021
The Daily Report, 6/7/18
“We use metrics in other ways, so why not do so about something as important as our diversity and inclusion numbers?” said Mark Wasserman, LCLD Member and Managing Partner of Eversheds Sutherland US. The firm plans to achieve its goal through a comprehensive leadership initiative.
2. The Best Law Firms for Minority Equity Partners
Law360, 6/18/18
Twenty LCLD Member firms were recognized on Law360’s list of the Best Law Firms for Minority Equity Partners; firms were ranked among firms of similar size.
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3. The Game Changing Potential of Combining Tech, Talent, and Diversity
Law.com, 6/13/18
“Each law firm sees the lack of diversity as their problem—when, in reality, it’s a profession-wide issue. Why are we not working together as a community to solve it?” says Caren Ulrich Stacy, Founder of Diversity Lab.
4. The World’s Biggest Advertiser Wants Women to Direct 50% of Its Ads by 2023
Fortune, 6/19/18
LCLD Member organization Procter & Gamble aims to have women directing at least half of its product commercials in the next five years (they currently direct about 10 percent). P&G has also pledged to include at least one female director in the final pool of candidates to produce all commercials.
5. OpEd: Law Schools Are Failing Students of Color
The Nation, 6/5/18
“Nowadays, minorities are no longer simply prohibited from entering law school. Instead, the system loads many of them with staggering debt before killing their hopes, leaving them hanging from the very bootstraps they had hoped to use to rise,” writes author Erin Thompson.
6. Seasoned Women Lawyers Gaining Leverage in Salary Talks
The American Lawyer, 6/12/18
A growing interest in diversity, and low numbers of senior female lawyers, may give women greater negotiation power in terms of both salary and leadership opportunities.
7. Why Managers Shouldn’t Have the Final Say in Performance Reviews
Harvard Business Review, 6/11/18
Calibration committees can provide additional oversight of performance ratings and evaluations, promoting consistency and eliminating some bias.
