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. Paul Weiss: How to ‘Do Better’ on Partner Diversity
LCLD Member Brad Karp, Chairman of Paul Weiss, has vowed to “do better” on the diversity of the firm’s next partner class. Here, Lauren Rikleen, President of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, identifies the key issues leaders need to address to achieve that diversity.
2. Munger, Tolles & Olson: Achieving Diversity through Flexibility
The American Lawyer, 1/7/19
LCLD Member Sandra Seville Jones and 2018 Pathfinder Kuruvilla Olasa describe how Munger, Tolles & Olson’s family-friendly culture led to its diverse 2019 partner class—which includes three new partners who took parental leave this year.
3. Championing Mentorship and STEM Careers for Women
Modern Counsel, January 2019
2014 Fellow Josetta Jones, Managing IP Counsel at Chevron, was profiled in Modern Counsel for her work mentoring young women and helping them find opportunities in STEM fields.
4. Corporate Boards Are Diversifying. The C-Suite Isn’t.
The Washington Post, 1/4/19
“The share of all-white executive teams dropped from 67% in 1995 to 33% in 2015,” according to recent research on corporate diversity. “While this represents progress, it also indicates a stubborn racial characteristic among corporate leadership that has not been dislodged by measures such as diversity councils, affirmative action, or board of director decisions.”
5. Are Your Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Truly Making a Difference?
Forbes, 12/28/18
As experts suggest actionable ways to build inclusive organizations, many revolve around setting goals, measuring progress, and using data to your advantage.
6. Law Firms Are Changing to Satisfy Associates
The American Lawyer, 12/28/18
“You start to see more career development, more engagement, mentoring, and more acknowledgement that this associate may not stay with the firm and become a partner, but we’re going to help support them regardless of what they choose to do,” says Marcie Borgal Shunk, President of the Tilt Institute.
