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. 15 Minutes with Voya Financial’s Chief Legal Officer
Law360, 10/1/18
“Showing up to conversations and devoting time to exploring what has worked and what hasn’t worked is huge. The creativity that can come forth in those conversations is really important,” said Trish Walsh, LCLD Member at Voya Financial, on the value of the LCLD Leadership Summit.
2. PayPal CLO Reveals Her “Unwritten Rules” for Success
Corporate Counsel, 9/28/18
Louise Pentland, LCLD Member and Chief Legal Officer at PayPal, is not afraid to reject firms that fail to put women or minorities on the company’s matters: “They may be the best firm in Silicon Valley or the United States. I will not use them.”
3. California Becomes First State to Mandate Female Board Directors
The Wall Street Journal, 9/30/18
All publicly traded companies headquartered in California must have at least one woman on their boards by the end of 2019; by 2021, companies with larger boards will be required to have two or three female directors.
4. What Holds Companies Back from Improving the Diversity of Their Workforce
Fortune, 9/25/18
“The myth is that [diversity] is a pipeline issue. The reality is it’s not a pipeline issue, it’s about how to deploy the right people, resources, and technology to help us execute on that diverse talent,” said Ebony Thomas, Global Talent Acquisition Executive at LCLD Member corporation Bank of America.
5. Winging It No Longer, Law Firms Bring in the Diversity Professionals
The American Lawyer, 9/26/18
“If we really want to solve this [diversity] problem and ensure that we’re not having the same conversation 30 years from now, we need to get much more granular as far as what we need to do differently,” says Hilarie Bass, Co-President of LCLD Member firm Greenberg Traurig.
