Improving Diversity In-House: 4 Tips From the MCCA’s New Report
Even with a growing number of legal department diversity initiatives, the playing field for in-house lawyers is still far from level, according to a new report from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Gender in the Law & Minority Bias in Legal Profession Confirms Womens’ Worst Fears
The report, “You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: Interrupting Racial & Gender Bias in the Legal Profession,” is based on a 2016 survey of 2,827 in-house and firm attorneys and was conducted by the University of California’s Hastings College of Law for the American...
Yup, It’s Great to Be a White Male Lawyer!
That’s the bleak finding of the just-released study by the American Bar Association’s commission on women and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
UC Hastings Report: New Tools Needed to Address Race, Gender Bias in Legal Profession
The study, “You Can’t Change What You Can’t See,” was conducted by the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in partnership with the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority...
Lawyers Say They Face Persistent Racial and Gender Bias at Work
The survey was conducted by the Center for WorkLifeLaw at the UC Hastings College of the Law, for the bar association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
ABA Study Reveals Gender, Racial Bias in Legal Profession
“Women tend to volunteer for office housework,” said Jean Lee, president and CEO of The Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which co-sponsored the research. “Rather than [asking for volunteers], one of the suggestions we make is to rotate so men and women all have...
Race and gender bias is rampant in law, says new report that also offers tools to fight it
“It confirms a lot of what we thought and some even worse,” says Jean Lee, president and CEO of the MCCA. “But certainly whenever you have research and evidence to back up what you believe about some of the challenges for women, people of color, those with...
White Men Have Leg Up In Legal Industry, Attys Say
Painting the Portrait of Future GCs
Currently, around 80 percent of top legal officers are white. That number grows to 90 percent for the largest departments, according to data from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. That’s where the MCCA comes in. The nonprofit’s president and chief executive...
The MCCA Honors 4 Companies, 1 Lawyer for Leading the Diversity Charge
On Thursday, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which works to increase diversity in the legal field, announced the four regional winners of its 2018 Employer of Choice Award, which recognizes companies that excel at diversity and inclusion.
‘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 Tuesday with Corporate Counsel about that town hall meeting, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter...
The Importance of Female Mentorship: Tips for Lawyers on the Rise
According to research conducted by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, women lawyers, and especially women of color, are more likely than their male counterparts to be interrupted, to be...
In-House Lawyers Must Diversify or Risk ‘Damage to Their Brand’
Diverse hiring doesn’t mean sacrificing quality, said Damien Atkins, general counsel of The Hershey Company and chair-elect of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Instead, it means choosing to look at indicators of performance beyond an applicant’s law school...
In-house lawyers focus on fairness in the workplace
Simone Wu has many roles wrapped up in one. As head of external affairs, she is responsible for managing relationships with the company’s 13,000 franchisees as well as general public relations. According to chief financial officer Dominic Dragisich, Ms. Wu and her...
Some Reflections On The Importance Of Today, Juneteenth
According to Above the Law’s running tally, more than 50 major law firms are observing Juneteenth today, in some form or another. This is a good thing, especially in light of data from Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) showing that black...
‘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 Tuesday with Corporate Counsel about that town hall meeting, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter...
The Importance of Female Mentorship: Tips for Lawyers on the Rise
According to research conducted by the American Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, women lawyers, and especially women of color, are more likely than their male counterparts to be interrupted, to be...
In-House Lawyers Must Diversify or Risk ‘Damage to Their Brand’
Diverse hiring doesn’t mean sacrificing quality, said Damien Atkins, general counsel of The Hershey Company and chair-elect of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Instead, it means choosing to look at indicators of performance beyond an applicant’s law school...
In-house lawyers focus on fairness in the workplace
Simone Wu has many roles wrapped up in one. As head of external affairs, she is responsible for managing relationships with the company’s 13,000 franchisees as well as general public relations. According to chief financial officer Dominic Dragisich, Ms. Wu and her...
Some Reflections On The Importance Of Today, Juneteenth
According to Above the Law’s running tally, more than 50 major law firms are observing Juneteenth today, in some form or another. This is a good thing, especially in light of data from Vault and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) showing that black...