The Danger Of Being An Angry Woman Lawyer
The ABA Journal reports on a new study, to be released in September, performed by University of California at Hastings law professor Joan Williams and the Center for WorkLife Law for the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel...
Women Lawyers Held to Tougher Standard When It Comes to Anger
The findings come from a new survey by the Center for Worklife Law together with the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Showing anger can backfire for female lawyers, studies say; law prof suggests ‘gender judo’ response
The survey was performed by Williams’ Center for WorkLife Law for the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Hershey Names Damien Atkins Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Atkins serves on the Board of Directors for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association; Habitat for Humanity, Newark; Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance; and is Vice-Chair for the Institute for Ethical Leadership at Rutgers Business School. He...
Attorney A. Scott Bolden reveals how all fathers must learn, live and forgive
In 2018, he was honored by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association with the Rainmaker Award and he was recently inducted into the Washington Bar Association Hall of Fame.
Fisher Phillips Names SoCal Partner as Firm’s First Chief Diversity Officer
She is a former member of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s board of directors and was the first African-American president of the San Diego County Bar Association.
Harvard Law Student Christina Drakeford Awarded $10,000 Scholarship From Robert Half Legal And MCCA
Robert Half Legal and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association(MCCA) have named Christina Drakeford as the Robert Half Legal Scholar and a member of MCCA's Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program, Class of 2020.
Crumpton to graduate law school at Vanderbilt
Crumpton is a Vanderbilt Law Dean’s Scholar, Mary Polk Green Scholar, Minority Corporate Counsel LMJ Scholar, and three time Senator Avon N. Williams Jr. and Honorable Robert Lillard Scholar.
15 Minutes With Target’s General Counsel
I was the chairman of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association for a number of years and sat on the MCCA board for almost 20 years, until recently.
Legal roundup: Maynard adds new associate, two Nomberg attorneys recognized in B-Metro
The Pathfinders Academy is part of the firm’s comprehensive effort to ensure all students know the legal profession is a career option that is available to them as data from organizations, like the American Bar Association, Minority Corporate Counsel Association,...
Wonder Women in Business Ally: John Iino
John Iino is a proven change agent, helping individuals and organizations achieve excellence through his experience as a global law firm leader, diversity professional and executive coach...Recognized as one of the top three major law firms to receive the Thomas Sager...
More Big Law Firms Opt to Observe Juneteenth at Offices
An October 2019 survey by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association showed that black lawyers account for just 4.83% of associates and 1.94% of equity partners in law firms.
The great exodus
Jean Lee, president and CEO of Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) in the US, believes this is almost par for the course for the majority of minority lawyers. “No-one will ever talk about it openly, because it’s detrimental to your career,” she says.....“You...
After George Floyd’s Death, GCs Should Wield Diversity Data, Not Just Words — A Q&A With Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Jean Lee
Jean Lee, the president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), says these aren’t enough. Her organization works to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the legal field by providing research, best practices and training. In a wide-ranging...
A black partner’s perspective on why law firms are failing at diversity
But this problem is even worse nationally. According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, just 2% of law firm partners are black. These numbers have been largely consistent over the last decade.
Wonder Women in Business Ally: John Iino
John Iino is a proven change agent, helping individuals and organizations achieve excellence through his experience as a global law firm leader, diversity professional and executive coach...Recognized as one of the top three major law firms to receive the Thomas Sager...
More Big Law Firms Opt to Observe Juneteenth at Offices
An October 2019 survey by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association showed that black lawyers account for just 4.83% of associates and 1.94% of equity partners in law firms.
The great exodus
Jean Lee, president and CEO of Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) in the US, believes this is almost par for the course for the majority of minority lawyers. “No-one will ever talk about it openly, because it’s detrimental to your career,” she says.....“You...
After George Floyd’s Death, GCs Should Wield Diversity Data, Not Just Words — A Q&A With Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Jean Lee
Jean Lee, the president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), says these aren’t enough. Her organization works to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the legal field by providing research, best practices and training. In a wide-ranging...
A black partner’s perspective on why law firms are failing at diversity
But this problem is even worse nationally. According to the most recent data from the Vault/Minority Corporate Counsel Association Law Firm Diversity Survey, just 2% of law firm partners are black. These numbers have been largely consistent over the last decade.