In July 2024, I launched a monthly feature story to report on female intellectual property executives, who are under-represented in the global patent profession. Despite their relatively small numbers, women make an impact in corporations and government. Our interview and profile series picks their brains for insight and analysis surrounding IP strategy, team leadership, negotiations …
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Are law firms committed to disability diversity? A handful of firms have taken action
As the nation in October celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month, statistics show that the legal profession as a whole either isn’t doing its fair share to recruit, retain and advance attorneys with disabilities, or it has failed to be inclusive enough for disabled lawyers to feel comfortable disclosing their impairments. Many law firms state …
Entering Its 4th Year, Award-Winning Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Is Just Getting Started
Daniel Henry was studying to become an engineer, but something wasn’t right. Studying for his undergraduate engineering courses at the University of Houston was boring—a real chore—and he couldn’t see himself in the field for the rest of his life. Then an African-American studies course made him realize his true passion was fighting for justice …
At Elite Law Reviews, Diversity Efforts May Be Paying Off
In the past few years, some of the country’s most elite law reviews have elected students of color as editors-in-chief, a signal that yearslong diversity efforts might finally be paying off. Historically speaking, law reviews have struggled to represent students of color and women equally among their editors—jobs that can open doors to prestigious judicial …
One Texas Law School Is Doing the Heavy Lifting When It Comes to Diversity Efforts
Texas legal educators are striving to recruit racially and ethnically diverse law students, but there’s one law school that’s excelling hand-over-fist compared to the others. With 91 percent of its current students hailing from minority racial and ethnic backgrounds, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law takes the top spot when it comes to a diverse …
Women Lawyers Join #MeToo Movement with Hashtag of Their Own
The legal profession’s own #MeToo movement is playing out on Twitter. Under the hashtag #LadyLawyerDiaries, the discussion over the last year has evolved to tackle serious and pervasive issues surrounding women in the law. It’s become a movement that enables female attorneys to speak out collectively about gender bias and sexual harassment in the legal profession. We talked with Greenberg …
Federal Judge’s Incentive Gives Women Lawyers More Speaking Roles in Court
In light of a recent study showing female lawyers aren’t getting many speaking roles in the courtroom, one federal judge in Texas noted that she’s indirectly increased opportunities for women attorneys by encouraging firms to send young lawyers to argue at hearings. While trying to provide courtroom experience to young lawyers in the age of …