Cologix Strengthens Leadership as Company Continues Rapid Expansion
Smith most recently served McAfee as executive vice president and Chief Legal Officer. She has been practicing M&A, corporate and securities law for over two decades. Prior to her time at McAfee, she served as senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary...
Study Finds Race, Gender Bias Still Prevalent in Legal Profession
The report, entitled “You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: Interrupting Racial and Gender Bias in the Legal Profession,” was written for the ABA’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Corporate Counsel To Address Diversity And Talent At Bloomberg Law Forum
Additional featured speakers include: Ricardo Anzaldua, Senior Legal Advisor, Freddie Mac Jean Lee, President & CEO, Minority Corporate Counsel Association Karl Racine, Attorney General, District of Columbia Leslie T. Thornton, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,...
Can economic incentive elevate women lawyers?
The legal world faces bias problems, too. Another recent survey of more than 2,800 attorneys, conducted by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, noted women of color are eight times more...
EDI Diversity Initiative Releases Questions Aimed at Boosting Diversity in E-Discovery
According to a 2017 Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association law firm diversity survey, minority lawyers represent 16 percent of law firm associates, partners and counsel—a record high. The e-discovery sector presents a slightly different challenge for those...
Report: People of color and women still face bias at work
Gender in the Legal Profession” was released in September by the American Bar Association and Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Female Lawyers Face Widespread Gender Bias, According To New Study
The research was recently completed by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Here are some of the depressing results of the study along with suggestions provided by the study’s authors on...
Poll reveals ‘endemic’ racial and gender bias in US legal profession
‘This study confirms what many of us have known about the legal profession for some time, that women, especially women of color, face a lot of barriers to success and aren’t measured as equals by their employers and peers,’ said MCCA chief executive Jean Lee. ‘We need...
Water Is Wet, The Sky Is Blue, And Women And Minorities Continue To Face Bias In The Legal Profession
In 2016, The American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, and the Center for Worklife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law launched a survey “…seeking to understand in-house...
Diversity Efforts Are Basically Worthless
That’s one of the news flashes from the study by the American Bar Association’s commission on women and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. I wrote about the study in my last post, focusing on how female lawyers of color in particular are disadvantaged. (For...
‘Small acts of courage’: Hershey General Counsel Damien Atkins on driving diversity
Atkins, who recently wrote about “Refusing to Lose Hope,” serves as chair-elect of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and has two children, ages 9 and 11. He spoke with a writer from BenefitsPRO’s sister site, Corporate Counsel, about that town hall meeting,...
Here’s how our top corporate philanthropists made a difference for BLM
...with CodeNation, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and other organizations dedicated to ensuring Black people are included in fintech.
Number of General Counsel Appointments Normal for Now: July 2020 In-House Moves
Lim-Johnson most recently a senior vice president and chief legal officer at Kelly Services. She also held senior-level roles at Public Service Enterprise Group, ADT Corp. and TYCO International plc, and served as deputy attorney general for the Attorney General’s...
Meritor Taps Another Legal Chief Who’s Championed Diversity
Lim-Johnson sits on the board of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, an advocacy group dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal industry.
Global: Resilience, Recovery & Renewal: A Podcast Series
Episode 3: Diversity, Inclusion and the Great Pandemic In this episode, we take a closer look at how COVID-19 has magnified workplace vulnerabilities related to D&I and how companies can strive to do better through business recovery and renewal. Guests: Anna Brown...
‘Small acts of courage’: Hershey General Counsel Damien Atkins on driving diversity
Atkins, who recently wrote about “Refusing to Lose Hope,” serves as chair-elect of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and has two children, ages 9 and 11. He spoke with a writer from BenefitsPRO’s sister site, Corporate Counsel, about that town hall meeting,...
Here’s how our top corporate philanthropists made a difference for BLM
...with CodeNation, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association and other organizations dedicated to ensuring Black people are included in fintech.
Number of General Counsel Appointments Normal for Now: July 2020 In-House Moves
Lim-Johnson most recently a senior vice president and chief legal officer at Kelly Services. She also held senior-level roles at Public Service Enterprise Group, ADT Corp. and TYCO International plc, and served as deputy attorney general for the Attorney General’s...
Meritor Taps Another Legal Chief Who’s Championed Diversity
Lim-Johnson sits on the board of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, an advocacy group dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal industry.
Global: Resilience, Recovery & Renewal: A Podcast Series
Episode 3: Diversity, Inclusion and the Great Pandemic In this episode, we take a closer look at how COVID-19 has magnified workplace vulnerabilities related to D&I and how companies can strive to do better through business recovery and renewal. Guests: Anna Brown...